My nine-year old son Daniel gave a presentation about
Abraham Lincoln at school not that long ago.
When he saw Chasing Lincoln’s Killer in his book order, he really wanted
to read it! I have wanted to read the
adult book, Manhunt by James L. Swanson since it came out so I was happy to get
to read the young adult version with Daniel.
Chasing Lincoln’s Killers was a great book for both
Daniel and myself. The writing was superb
and it sprinkled pictures throughout which Daniel and I both enjoyed. The book took us from the assassination
through the 12-day manhunt for John Wilkes Booth. Daniel said it was a very interesting book
and he learned a lot of new facts from it.
He says overall it was a very good book.
It’s been a long time since I read about Lincoln’s assassination
and what happened afterwards and I found it very intriguing. There were some holes for me as an
adult. The book focused mostly on John
Wilkes Booth and didn’t give as much detail on the other people in the plot
such as Mary Surratt. I need to read the
adult version to get more details.
Daniel was very intrigued by the book and didn’t want
to stop reading it each night. He did
get a little freaked out though by the actual violence of the assassination of
Lincoln and the attempted assassination of Secretary of State William
Seward. I’ll admit that I had totally
forgotten about that!
Overall, Chasing Lincoln’s Killers was a fascinating
look at a pivotal point in American history.
Book Source:
Ordered from Daniel’s Scholastic book order.
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