Lincoln's Final Hours

By Kathryn Canavan,

Book cover of Lincoln's Final Hours: Conspiracy, Terror, and the Assassination of America's Greatest President

Book description

When John Wilkes Booth fired his derringer point-blank into President Abraham Lincoln's head, he set in motion a series of dramatic consequences that would upend the lives of ordinary Washingtonians and Americans alike. In a split second, the story of a nation was changed. During the hours that followed, America's…

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1 author picked Lincoln's Final Hours as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I know what you're thinking, "Oh great, another book about Ole Abe. Yawn." Loaded with obscure details and rich nuance, Lincoln's Final Hours gave me a whole new perspective on what happened on Good Friday 1865 (and the following day) in a way no other Lincoln book has.

Who lay in the bed Lincoln died in just the week prior? How much was the outrageous bill William Petersen submitted to Congress to shelter the president for roughly 10 hours? Why was there such a time interval between Lincoln's death and when he was moved to the White House?

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