What Really Happened The Lincoln Ass..., Robert J. Hutchinson
What Really Happened The Lincoln Ass..., Robert J. Hutchinson
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What Really Happened: The Lincoln Assassination

Author: Robert J. Hutchinson

Narrator: David Marantz

Unabridged: 8 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2020


Synopsis

After 150 years, many unsolved mysteries and enduring urban legends still surround the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by the popular stage actor John Wilkes Booth.In a new look at the case, award-winning author Robert Hutchinson (The Dawn of Christianity) explores what we know, and don’t know, about what really happened at Ford’s Theatre on the night of April 14, 1865. In addition, he argues that the deep-seated political hatreds that roiled Washington, DC, in the final weeks of the Civil War are particularly relevant to our own polarized age.Among the tantalizing questions Hutchinson explores arewhy Abraham Lincoln’s final day on earth one of the happiest of his life;whether desperate Confederate political leaders, fearing for their lives, had a hand in the assassination plot;how a talented family of actors, poets, and physicians opposed to slavery somehow produced a presidential assassin;the mystery of Lincoln’s police bodyguard—why he disappeared at Ford’s Theatre when Lincoln had already been the subject of an assassination attempt the previous year;what led Booth to give up on his original plan to kidnap Lincoln and decide on assassination instead;whether Lucy Hale, Booth’s secret fiancée and the daughter of a US senator, who once caught the eye of Lincoln’s son Robert, knew about Booth’s plans to kill Lincoln;how Booth evaded the largest manhunt in US history for nearly two weeks despite being unable to walk;why the government insisted on the death penalty for Mary Surratt, who ran a boarding house where Booth used to visit, but allowed most of the Confederate sympathizers who aided his escape to get off scot-free;who gave the order to shoot Booth in the Garrett barn—and what happened to his body;what became of the Booth and Lincoln families after the assassination; andmuch more.

About Robert J. Hutchinson

Robert J. Hutchinson is a religion and travel writer and the author of several previous books, including When in Rome about the year he spent covering the Vatican. He earned an MA in the New Testament from fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California, and studied modern Hebrew while living in Israel.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Tom

What has nagged me over the years is why does a famous actor like John Wilkes Booth throw everything away on some fool’s errand? I’ve read authors tell me that he was the Brad Pitt of 1865 engaged to a Senator’s beautiful daughter. Robert Hutchinson explains why that is all bushwa. Booth had hardly......more

Goodreads review by Janalyn

There was a point in my life where I was obsessed with the Abraham Lincoln assassination and so therefore thought I knew everything. I knew next to nothing. I didn’t know a lot of the country thought in my tyrant, I also didn’t know he had people arrested for speaking ill of the government, and I di......more

Goodreads review by Liz

I attended High School in Lincoln Illinois . This town in central Illinois was named for Abraham Lincoln in 1853 BEFORE he was elected president. My husband attended Lincoln College in the same town. It was named for President Lincoln in 1865 BEFORE he was assassinated. My mother was born on Februar......more

Goodreads review by Lou

Very interesting book on the Lincoln Assassination. The book is a good read(get it). Does have the background of both individuals, nice anecdotes on pages, like what was said, Especially like the chapter dedicated to the Aftermath, what happen to the Lincoln family, Booth Family etc. This I believe......more

Goodreads review by Ryan

Great book! The amount of detail and historical insight really takes you to the events. Provides a detailed history and i really enjoy the level of thought of detail put into this book. It shows an author that takes pride in their work and ensures accuracy when looking at events! Awesome job, can't......more


Quotes

“Robert Hutchinson gives a fresh and comprehensive account of the well-known story of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, putting it in a new light.” Scott Rank, author of History’s 9 Most Insane Rulers