
Dive into the gripping narrative of Lincoln's final days that topped the New York Times bestseller list. O'Reilly's controversial masterpiece sparked historical debates yet captivated millions, becoming a Tom Hanks-narrated film despite scholars questioning its factual accuracy. History's most infamous assassination, reimagined.
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April 14, 1865. The war was over, the Union saved, and Abraham Lincoln finally allowed himself to dream of the future. That same evening, a charismatic actor stood in a darkened theater hallway, peering through a carved peephole at the back of the president's head. Within hours, America's greatest leader would be dying in a cramped boarding house room, and a nation's hope would die with him. This isn't just another assassination story-it's the tale of how twelve days of chaos, courage, and conspiracy forever altered the American experiment. Through meticulous detail and heart-pounding narrative, we witness not just a murder, but the death of reconciliation itself.
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