SuitabookPolitical violence and its consequences
Booth shoots Lincoln, believing himself a hero avenging the South’s defeat; the book says the assassination put freedom and equality in danger.
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Jessica Sarah Gunderson - Author
This is a historical account centred on the assassination and its aftermath, with attention to how Lincoln’s death affected the causes of freedom and equality.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceThis is a historical account centred on the assassination and its aftermath, with attention to how Lincoln’s death affected the causes of freedom and equality.
Booth shoots Lincoln, believing himself a hero avenging the South’s defeat; the book says the assassination put freedom and equality in danger.
The narrative includes a shooting, a terrible head wound, a long period before Lincoln’s death and a manhunt. These details may call for a check-in with a sensitive reader.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: the current material supports only a cautious reading; another book-specific source is still needed.
President Lincoln's killer and the America he left behind by Jessica Sarah Gunderson | Open Library
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