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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: It is April 1865; the American Civil War nears its end, yet a plot against President Lincoln is looming.
Chapter 3: Though the Confederate army nearly escapes, it is finally forced to surrender on April 9, 1865.
Chapter 4: Lincoln was familiar with death threats; meanwhile, John Wilkes Booth carefully shapes his violent plans.
Chapter 5: John Wilkes Booth resolves to shoot Lincoln at the theater, and he executes his deadly plan.
Chapter 6: On April 14, 1865, President Lincoln and Secretary of State Seward become victims of a violent conspiracy.
Chapter 7: John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln’s killer, flees to Maryland, but is located and shot dead days later.
Description
Killing Lincoln (2011) tells the story behind the assassination of president Abraham Lincoln, which took place in 1865, shortly after the Confederate army had surrendered, effectively putting an end to the US Civil War. Learn all about the conspirators who plotted the killing, what their motives were and the details surrounding the fateful night at Ford’s Theater.
Who Should Listen
- History buffs
- Readers curious about Lincoln’s assassination
- Civil War fanatics