We finished studying the Civil War at the end of last school year and decided to read Lincoln's Last Days as a family read aloud. What a great book for the family! It was very well written and had lots of wonderful historical pictures that really helped the kids to visualize the people and events. This version is adapted from O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln and is really a great version for kids. Lots of great info without getting too bogged down in too many details where kids would be 'bored'. This version moved along, had nice details and pictures. It tells the story of Lincoln's assassination - from several angles. We get to meet the assassin and his conspirators -- and learn why they were part of the conspiracy - what drove them to be willing to act against Lincoln. The book ends with giving details on what happened to the people that played a part in the event - those that helped to bring the murderer to justice and those that were part of the conspiracy.
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