The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
By: Deborah A. Marinelli.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: The library of political assassinations
Publisher: Rosen Pub. Group
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination -- Juvenile literature.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination.; Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.; Assassins.; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Discusses the lives of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth, the political reasons for, and details of, the assassination plan, and Lincoln's legacy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 61) and index.
Table of contents: title: The night Lincoln was shot; title: The climate surrounding the assassination; title: John Wilkes Booth and the unfolding of the assassination; title: The reaction to President Lincoln's assassination; title: How Lincoln's assassination changed the course of history.