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11 year old grandson thought this book was excellent

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2022

This was in my grandson’s middle school summer reading list. He finished it in 3-4 days and wrote up a brief report. He found it fascinating and said he learned a lot about Lincoln’s assassination and why John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices wanted to strike back at Lincoln and his cabinet.

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Lincoln's Killer

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 15, 2019

I bought the book for a Summer Reading Class for my grandson. He is an avid reader, but he said the book was OK. It wasn't like a murder mystery novel. He read it and will take the test on his AR report.

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Carole Chris

11 year old grandson thought this book was excellent

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 31, 2022

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2022

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This was well written and well done. Great insight and research of historical facts. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in US history.

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Aundrea Y. Hood

Readers would like Chasing Lincoln’s Killer because not only are they reading ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 3, 2017

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Chasing Lincoln’s Killer is a fast-paced thriller about pursuing Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth.

Lincoln was killed by an actor named John Wilkes Booth. John used a Derringer, he hid in the dark of the President’s box, while a play went on. John rode out of Washington to Maryland on a horse and some he went on foot. Wilkes’ partner in crime was Powell. Powell was assigned to assassin Seward, but he only managed to severely injure Seward. Booth was planning to kidnap Lincoln months before he planned to kill the President.Readers would like Chasing Lincoln’s Killer because not only are they reading a book about history, they are reading about gore and murderous activity. The gore adds a lot of excitement to the readers mind and to the book.
Booth was a famous actor of Ford’s theatre, his parents were also actors along with his brother, the Booth’s acting was famous enough to pack an audience when they were performing. Booth wanted to kidnap the president, so the North could win the Civil War. However, the South still won, and Booth went onto the plans to assassinate Lincoln. Booth had six conspirators, Lewis Powell, David Herold, John Harrison Surratt, and George Atzerodt, as well as Samuel Arnold, Michael O’Laughlin and others who drifted in and out. The thing that made John Wilkes Booth important is that he assassinated the president of the United States. Booth changed history by having a whole plan just to assassinate Lincoln.

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Robert Mobley

Excellent read.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 31, 2022

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Wonderful book dealing with the days leading up to the Shooting of President Lincoln and the hunt for the people responsible. Easy to read and follow.

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CBH

The intensity of the book was something I enjoyed. The book took us through the story of ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 12, 2016

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The intensity of the book was something I enjoyed. The book took us through the story of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and the capture of John Booth. From the shot to the capture, this book was so precise on the facts of the event. For example, on the same night of Lincoln’s assassination, Booth’s accomplices had plans to attack other state officials.
There are a few things I did not enjoy about this book. It was a little slow in the middle as Booth and his accomplice were siting in the woods. The story jumped around a little while they were transitioning characters, which could get a little confusing. Otherwise, it was a very enjoyable book.
If you like history, you would love this book. I am not big on history, but it kept me interested with all the action. Someone who enjoys thrillers or suspense, would also think it is great. People from 10 to 80 could find something interesting in the pages. I recommend it.

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George

Best Account of Lincoln's death

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 14, 2016

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This is by far the best account of what transpired throughout the country during and after John Wilkes Booth killed our president. Swanson gives a very detailed experience of this event in United States history. For example, he gives us details of every place Booth traveled to. This gives us the best visualization of Booth's travels and experiences. This book also gives a fast paced setting and reading.
This book gives you a very interesting novel-like storyline. Swanson takes this book and makes it seem as if it was dreamed up overnight. This is a very interesting piece of artwork. For example, Swanson makes this about as entertaining as Billy the Kid stories, which I find very entertaining. Just the story of a manhunt entertains me very much. In conclusion, this book is very riveting and deserves five stars.

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M. Silloc

You will see history in a new light as you enjoy the manhunt

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 12, 2015

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Chasing Lincoln's Killer is a fast-paced thriller describing the search for John Wilkes Booth. You will find yourself on a chase that takes you from the streets of Washington, D.C. through the swamps of Maryland and on to the forests of Virginia. You will see history in a new light as you enjoy the manhunt. I started reading it and stopped when the book ended. I took it to my classroom and offered it to one boy who was interested in history. I did not get the book back until the end of the year as it was passed from student to student, each of them enjoying the book in his own way. It was fun to watch them enjoying a book like this one. I highly recommend Chasing Lincoln's Killer!

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Kenneth

A Surprisingly Thorough book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 22, 2012

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I read this book with my 10-year old grandson. I expected a children's book that would couch the gory details in terms that would not upset young readers. I was surprised and pleased that Mr. Swanson did not attempt to do that. This is a straightforward account of how John Wilkes Booth and a group of co-conspirators killed President Lincoln, attempted to kill Secretary Seward, and how they tried to escape capture for their crimes. I liked it very much, and found my grandson more than able to handle the facts as presented. This book actually sparked his interest in Lincoln, and he asked me to take him to the movie of the same name just released. You can't ask for more than that.

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JustCharley

Gripping

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 25, 2019

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12-year-old had a summer nonfiction reading assignment, and he couldn't find a book he was willing to read. After googling around for info, I located this one. He wasn't interested. I read him the first couple of pages from Amazon's "look inside" feature, and he was totally into it. When it arrived, he read it in a day and called it "gripping." Great praise from a reluctant reader! Now my husband is reading it and is enthralled. I am waiting for my turn.

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Sara T.

It serves as a great entry point for study of the Civil War and/or ...

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 22, 2016

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One of the most tragic moment's from our nation's history, it's a must-read for middle grade readers who will be drawn to thrilling scenes of assassins stalking their prey, and later as the tables are turned the assassins becoming the stalked. Most will also appreciate that Swanson doesn't hold back on the graphic details of the crimes themselves... or at least my sixth grader appreciate them, year after year. It's a fairly high reading level... the content and reading level probably make it inadvisable for most elementary grade readers.Most middle grade readers will eat it up though. It serves as a great entry point for study of the Civil War and/or Reconstruction, or just as great read.

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