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Treasury of Victorian Murder
The Murder of Abraham Lincoln: A Treasury of Victorian Murder Vol. 7: v. 7 (Treasury of Victorian Murder
The most famous assassination of the Victorian era. The details he reveals are fascinating. Booth worked with a group of disgruntled Southern sympathizers out to decapitate much of the US Executive branch, not just the President! Geary also details the flight of the culprits and the hot pursuit of federal agents.
80 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2005
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About the author
Rick Geary
194 books202 followersRICK GEARY was born in 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri and grew up in Wichita,
Kansas. He graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, where his first cartoons were published in the University Daily Kansan. He worked as staff artist for two weekly papers in Wichita before moving to San Diego in 1975.
He began work in comics in 1977 and was for thirteen years a contributor to the Funny Pages of National Lampoon. His comic stories have also been published in Heavy Metal, Dark Horse Comics and the DC Comics/Paradox Press Big Books. His early comic work has been collected in Housebound with Rick Geary from Fantagraphics Books.
During a four-year stay in New York, his illustrations appeared regularly in The New York Times Book Review. His illustration work has also been seen in MAD, Spy, Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, The Old Farmer’s Almanac, and American Libraries.
He has written and illustrated three children’s books based on The Mask for Dark Horse and two Spider-Man children's books for Marvel. His children’s comic “Society of Horrors” ran in Disney Adventures magazine. He was the artist for the new series of GUMBY Comics, written by Bob Burden, for which they received the 2007 Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Publication for a Younger Audience.
His graphic novels include three adaptations for the Classics Illustrated, and the nine-volume series A Treasury of Victorian Murder for NBM Publishing. The new series A Treasury of 20th Century Murder began in 2008 with “The Lindbergh Child.” His other historically-based graphic novels include Cravan, written with Mike Richardson, and J. Edgar Hoover: A Graphic Biography.
Rick has received the Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic Convention (1980) and the Book and Magazine Illustration Award from the National Cartoonists Society (1994).
He and his wife Deborah can be found every year at their table at San Diego’s Comic Con International. In 2007, they moved to the town of Carrizozo, New Mexico.
(from http://www.rickgeary.com/bio.html)
Kansas. He graduated from the University of Kansas in Lawrence, where his first cartoons were published in the University Daily Kansan. He worked as staff artist for two weekly papers in Wichita before moving to San Diego in 1975.
He began work in comics in 1977 and was for thirteen years a contributor to the Funny Pages of National Lampoon. His comic stories have also been published in Heavy Metal, Dark Horse Comics and the DC Comics/Paradox Press Big Books. His early comic work has been collected in Housebound with Rick Geary from Fantagraphics Books.
During a four-year stay in New York, his illustrations appeared regularly in The New York Times Book Review. His illustration work has also been seen in MAD, Spy, Rolling Stone, The Los Angeles Times, The Old Farmer’s Almanac, and American Libraries.
He has written and illustrated three children’s books based on The Mask for Dark Horse and two Spider-Man children's books for Marvel. His children’s comic “Society of Horrors” ran in Disney Adventures magazine. He was the artist for the new series of GUMBY Comics, written by Bob Burden, for which they received the 2007 Eisner Comic Industry Award for Best Publication for a Younger Audience.
His graphic novels include three adaptations for the Classics Illustrated, and the nine-volume series A Treasury of Victorian Murder for NBM Publishing. The new series A Treasury of 20th Century Murder began in 2008 with “The Lindbergh Child.” His other historically-based graphic novels include Cravan, written with Mike Richardson, and J. Edgar Hoover: A Graphic Biography.
Rick has received the Inkpot Award from the San Diego Comic Convention (1980) and the Book and Magazine Illustration Award from the National Cartoonists Society (1994).
He and his wife Deborah can be found every year at their table at San Diego’s Comic Con International. In 2007, they moved to the town of Carrizozo, New Mexico.
(from http://www.rickgeary.com/bio.html)
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September 1, 2014
On April 14, 1865 Abraham Lincoln, along with his wife and some guests, went to Ford's Theatre in New York to see the play Our American Cousin and was shot in the head by John Wilkes Booth, an actor and Confederate. Booth shouted "Sic Semper Tyrannis" or "Thus Always to Tyrants" after leaping from the balcony, breaking his foot in the jump, and escaping. Lincoln died shortly after and a few days later Booth was found and shot by Federal Marshals.
That was all I knew of the most famous assassination in 19th century history before I read this book (I’m British so that’s allowed!). What I found out was fascinating. Booth's assassination was part of a larger conspiracy where other members of Lincoln's administration would be murdered that night, such as Andrew Johnson the Vice President (and later of course President when his assassination attempt was thwarted) and William Seward, the Secretary of State.
Though the men sent to kill William Seward got in, they only managed to cut the man's face before being hauled off. Seward survived while his assassin fled only to be caught later. The man who was charged with murdering Andrew Johnson lost his nerve and went from bar to bar drinking instead. Later he too was caught and all of the conspirators were hanged.
I was amazed at the lack of security given to Lincoln. Nowadays we see Presidents and heads of state having phalanxes of bodyguards, snipers on rooftops, armed motorcades and choppers. Lincoln was receiving death threats daily and had only a single bodyguard! Not only that but on the night of the murder his bodyguard was at the bar drinking instead of guarding the President!
I always imagined Booth sneaking into Lincoln's balcony secretly and then shooting him but apparently all Booth had to do was show his ID to Lincoln's PA, a man called Forbes who sat on a chair outside the balcony, to say he was an actor at the theatre (which he was) and then wait.
Booth chose the moment in the play when a joke is uttered that gets a big laugh and then took out his single shot Derringer and shot Lincoln. It's amazing that after this, he leapt down, broke his leg, and STILL managed to get away! The freakin’ theatre had no security either!
Rick Geary also mentions how Booth earlier in the day had ridden right up to General Grant's carriage and stared in, twice, at Grant and his wife, before riding off. Nobody at this time - nobody! - had thought that needing any security might be necessary. It's astonishing how at such a turbulent time, such an important figure like Lincoln could be quite so cavalier in his lack of self protection.
Geary once again produces a mesmerising true crime book that’s well-written that contains a mounting sense of dread and tension despite the reader knowing what is going to happen, drawn with a high level of detail and skill. The Murder of Abraham Lincoln is a brilliant addition to his Treasury of Victorian Murder series and a fantastic read.
That was all I knew of the most famous assassination in 19th century history before I read this book (I’m British so that’s allowed!). What I found out was fascinating. Booth's assassination was part of a larger conspiracy where other members of Lincoln's administration would be murdered that night, such as Andrew Johnson the Vice President (and later of course President when his assassination attempt was thwarted) and William Seward, the Secretary of State.
Though the men sent to kill William Seward got in, they only managed to cut the man's face before being hauled off. Seward survived while his assassin fled only to be caught later. The man who was charged with murdering Andrew Johnson lost his nerve and went from bar to bar drinking instead. Later he too was caught and all of the conspirators were hanged.
I was amazed at the lack of security given to Lincoln. Nowadays we see Presidents and heads of state having phalanxes of bodyguards, snipers on rooftops, armed motorcades and choppers. Lincoln was receiving death threats daily and had only a single bodyguard! Not only that but on the night of the murder his bodyguard was at the bar drinking instead of guarding the President!
I always imagined Booth sneaking into Lincoln's balcony secretly and then shooting him but apparently all Booth had to do was show his ID to Lincoln's PA, a man called Forbes who sat on a chair outside the balcony, to say he was an actor at the theatre (which he was) and then wait.
Booth chose the moment in the play when a joke is uttered that gets a big laugh and then took out his single shot Derringer and shot Lincoln. It's amazing that after this, he leapt down, broke his leg, and STILL managed to get away! The freakin’ theatre had no security either!
Rick Geary also mentions how Booth earlier in the day had ridden right up to General Grant's carriage and stared in, twice, at Grant and his wife, before riding off. Nobody at this time - nobody! - had thought that needing any security might be necessary. It's astonishing how at such a turbulent time, such an important figure like Lincoln could be quite so cavalier in his lack of self protection.
Geary once again produces a mesmerising true crime book that’s well-written that contains a mounting sense of dread and tension despite the reader knowing what is going to happen, drawn with a high level of detail and skill. The Murder of Abraham Lincoln is a brilliant addition to his Treasury of Victorian Murder series and a fantastic read.
June 26, 2018
Another good true crime comic by Rick Geary! I recently discovered his "Victorian Murder" series and am slowly working my way though the books. This was a great illustration of the days leading up to Lincon's assassination, and what happened afterward. It's a fascinating part of American history. Recommended.
October 3, 2019
The Murder of Abraham Lincoln written by Rick Geary follows the nonfiction story of how Abraham was murdered and how is murderer escaped. It shows his killer, John Wilkes Booth, and how his plan came to action with the help of his friends. Although some chickened out, they were all executed at the end when they were caught. The art style of this comic was different and not one of my favorites because of the weird font, but I liked how everything was simple with black and white. The pictures are very realistic and I like that portion of the art too. I thought this book was pretty good and I read it really fast because I am interested in all that mystery and murder stuff. Historical books do not happen to be a favorite of mine, but some tend to catch my eye and this is one of them. I liked how much detail the author put into the story and facts along with his drawings. Of course I knew a lot of information on Abrahamś death, but this comic provided me with some information I did not even know.
The plot of the story involves the murder of Abraham Lincoln and his murdererś escape route. I think the ending had a very satisfying resolution because all of the murderers ended up getting caught and executed. I think they deserved what they got which was why I found it so satisfying, because killing the President leaves not only his family and friends in a state of shock, but the whole country. I do recommend this story because although it is simple and easy to understand the concept of, it has extra information that you may not even know.
The plot of the story involves the murder of Abraham Lincoln and his murdererś escape route. I think the ending had a very satisfying resolution because all of the murderers ended up getting caught and executed. I think they deserved what they got which was why I found it so satisfying, because killing the President leaves not only his family and friends in a state of shock, but the whole country. I do recommend this story because although it is simple and easy to understand the concept of, it has extra information that you may not even know.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 19, 2023
I didn't know there was a previous plan by the same group to kidnap Lincoln, which after its failing, the second plan was to kill him.
February 23, 2017
Superbly illustrated as always. I didn't know that shortly before the murder, on March 23, 1865, Mary Todd Lincoln called General Edward Ord's wife a whore and demanded that her husband remove that general from command. No wonder Julia Grant, who witnessed the tantrum, didn't want to go to the theater with the Lincolns on the night of the assassination.
April 28, 2017
I actually learned a couple of things that I hadn't known before from this book! I didn't know that Mrs. Grant disliked Mary Lincoln, or that Mary called a general's wife a "whore" because she was riding horses with Abe. Interesting. As always, I enjoy Geary's artwork and the way he tells the story. Can't wait for more books in this series!
February 19, 2025
Definitely a strong comic book. How the plan to kill Lincoln and other high ranking White House workers was planned, how it as executed, and how they fled and were captured.
Some Southerners in the North hate Lincoln. When he is relected they plan to kidnap him from a theater. The civil war is about to be won. The pro slavery South is surrendering. Meanwhile this quite popular and well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth, plans this kidnapping and as he talks about murder some people refuse this. The plan to kidnap him from his carriage fails when he cancels the trip. One day he plans to see a play at Ford theater. 14 couples say no to see it with him. This is a theater where Booth acts so he has free access to everything. He shows his ID and the lone bodyguard lets him into the booth with Lincoln. He has 1 bullet in his gun. Enough to kill Lincoln. With the knife he fights off the military man who is the guest of Lincoln this day. He jumps down 12 feet to the stage, but his boot gets stuck in the American flag in the booth. He lands badly and breaks his ankle. He escapes on horseback. His coconspirators also escape. The other 2 hits go wrong. Southerners help them escape to the South and they even sleep in the cabin of a former slave that they force to sleep outside. Finally they are caught and Booth dies in a shootout. A few coconspirators are hanged. The rest spend a few years in prison. The South too right away felt it was awful Lincoln got shot. The whole thing was badly planned by stupid people. But Lincoln just had 1 unarmed bodyguard and Booth just showed his ID and got in. No one checked him for weapons.
Unfortunately the book spends a lot of time on Lincoln's funeral which is quite pointless history. I liked the planning and the attacks being shown. But there was room for more details here. 20% of the space is used badly on this pointless funeral where Lincoln is not even alive. Maybe could have followed up on more public opinions and such instead. But the main story is well-told, though maybe lacking on finer details. Maybe a TV show would be in order. I think this is a fine story.
Some Southerners in the North hate Lincoln. When he is relected they plan to kidnap him from a theater. The civil war is about to be won. The pro slavery South is surrendering. Meanwhile this quite popular and well-known actor, John Wilkes Booth, plans this kidnapping and as he talks about murder some people refuse this. The plan to kidnap him from his carriage fails when he cancels the trip. One day he plans to see a play at Ford theater. 14 couples say no to see it with him. This is a theater where Booth acts so he has free access to everything. He shows his ID and the lone bodyguard lets him into the booth with Lincoln. He has 1 bullet in his gun. Enough to kill Lincoln. With the knife he fights off the military man who is the guest of Lincoln this day. He jumps down 12 feet to the stage, but his boot gets stuck in the American flag in the booth. He lands badly and breaks his ankle. He escapes on horseback. His coconspirators also escape. The other 2 hits go wrong. Southerners help them escape to the South and they even sleep in the cabin of a former slave that they force to sleep outside. Finally they are caught and Booth dies in a shootout. A few coconspirators are hanged. The rest spend a few years in prison. The South too right away felt it was awful Lincoln got shot. The whole thing was badly planned by stupid people. But Lincoln just had 1 unarmed bodyguard and Booth just showed his ID and got in. No one checked him for weapons.
Unfortunately the book spends a lot of time on Lincoln's funeral which is quite pointless history. I liked the planning and the attacks being shown. But there was room for more details here. 20% of the space is used badly on this pointless funeral where Lincoln is not even alive. Maybe could have followed up on more public opinions and such instead. But the main story is well-told, though maybe lacking on finer details. Maybe a TV show would be in order. I think this is a fine story.
July 11, 2018
The narrative is very detailed and provides unanswered questions about potential conspiracies and premonitions about the assassination.
The black and white illustrations capture the images of the main characters, but often put them in an unflattering light. The scenes include major details, but the angularity of the lines and the lack of color detract from the book's appeal.
Overall, it's a good read and worth the time, especially for those who are less familiar with the specifics of the days leading up to and following President Lincoln's death.
I'm not sure that I learned anything new, but it is good to remember the historical perspective of this tragic event.
interesting quotes:
"If I am killed, I can die but once, but to live in constant dread of it is to die over and over again." (p. 13)
"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in - to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and for his orphan - to do all which may achieve a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves and with all nations." (p. 14)
"Robert shows his father General Lee's carte de visite. 'It is the face of a noble, brave man. I am glad this war is over.'" (p. 31)
"He belongs to the angels now." (p. 62)
The black and white illustrations capture the images of the main characters, but often put them in an unflattering light. The scenes include major details, but the angularity of the lines and the lack of color detract from the book's appeal.
Overall, it's a good read and worth the time, especially for those who are less familiar with the specifics of the days leading up to and following President Lincoln's death.
I'm not sure that I learned anything new, but it is good to remember the historical perspective of this tragic event.
interesting quotes:
"If I am killed, I can die but once, but to live in constant dread of it is to die over and over again." (p. 13)
"With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in - to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and for his orphan - to do all which may achieve a just, and a lasting peace, among ourselves and with all nations." (p. 14)
"Robert shows his father General Lee's carte de visite. 'It is the face of a noble, brave man. I am glad this war is over.'" (p. 31)
"He belongs to the angels now." (p. 62)
February 26, 2020
Well-researched and moving! A very fun graphic novel version of the major historical event: Lincoln’s assassination. My favorite parts:
- the rendering of Lincoln’s second inauguration speech.
- the open questions around JWB’s conspirators
- the sinister illustration style of the evil-doers
- the rendering of Lincoln’s second inauguration speech.
- the open questions around JWB’s conspirators
- the sinister illustration style of the evil-doers
July 25, 2017
More information about the case than I was actually familiar with.
August 27, 2017
I love Geary's artistic style, and this is a nicely done account of Lincoln's assassination.
March 22, 2018
Geary's deeply researched, compellingly reconstructed murder volumes takes on its most famous victim yet.
October 28, 2020
A graphic novel that provides the planning by John Wilkes Booth for the murder of Abraham Lincoln.
October 6, 2013
The Murder of Abraham Lincoln By: Rick Geary
5 of 5 stars
Read from August 26 to October 4, 2013
What is the authors purpose for writing the book? I think that the authors purpose for writing the book is so he can inform you or me on the murder of Abraham Lincoln. The author does not state his purpose for writing the book inside the actual book. The point of view of this book is first person, but their is no person that you actually are looking from their point of view. Their is no audience for this book.
What I think that the author was trying to say indirectly about a certain topic or idea? I think that the author was trying to say that there is more than one side to the murder of Abraham Lincoln. Everyone knows that John Wilkes Booth killed him but no one knows for sure how exactly. I don't think that there is a theme to this book just how it is written and how it is played throughout the book.
What style was the book written in and is it effective? The style of the book is in a comic for and yes I think that it is very effective. Why do I think that it is effective is because the author used good key words on how to explain everything that happened that night. It was a description, how I could tell is that it explained the time, date, and place of where John Wilkes Booth kill Abraham Lincoln.
What was my opinion of the book? I liked it, it is definitely something that I would recommend to a friend. It wouldn't be my first choice of a book, but it is definitely something that I might read again in my later years of life. What I liked about the book was how Rick Geary used certain words to grab the readers attention. There wasn't many things that I disliked about the book, but one thing was how it was used in a comic form. One thing that I would change it to a regular book instead of a comic.
Through my explaining of the book, I hope that you sometime ahead in your lifetime decide to sit down and read this book. I liked learning stuff about the past.
5 of 5 stars
Read from August 26 to October 4, 2013
What is the authors purpose for writing the book? I think that the authors purpose for writing the book is so he can inform you or me on the murder of Abraham Lincoln. The author does not state his purpose for writing the book inside the actual book. The point of view of this book is first person, but their is no person that you actually are looking from their point of view. Their is no audience for this book.
What I think that the author was trying to say indirectly about a certain topic or idea? I think that the author was trying to say that there is more than one side to the murder of Abraham Lincoln. Everyone knows that John Wilkes Booth killed him but no one knows for sure how exactly. I don't think that there is a theme to this book just how it is written and how it is played throughout the book.
What style was the book written in and is it effective? The style of the book is in a comic for and yes I think that it is very effective. Why do I think that it is effective is because the author used good key words on how to explain everything that happened that night. It was a description, how I could tell is that it explained the time, date, and place of where John Wilkes Booth kill Abraham Lincoln.
What was my opinion of the book? I liked it, it is definitely something that I would recommend to a friend. It wouldn't be my first choice of a book, but it is definitely something that I might read again in my later years of life. What I liked about the book was how Rick Geary used certain words to grab the readers attention. There wasn't many things that I disliked about the book, but one thing was how it was used in a comic form. One thing that I would change it to a regular book instead of a comic.
Through my explaining of the book, I hope that you sometime ahead in your lifetime decide to sit down and read this book. I liked learning stuff about the past.
May 18, 2009
Another one borrowed from Max, and another one of my recent Lincoln books.
Graphic novel depiction of Lincoln's murder and the chase of John Wilkes Booth. Since I've recently read Manhunt - a pretty comprehensive telling of the same time frame, and also Assassination Vacation, I'm pretty familiar with the subject. There wasn't much new that I got out of it, but it's always fun to see a different take on the subject.
Art was decent, but nothing special, and nothing about the book struck me as particularly great. An interesting twist at the end with a bit of a conspiracy theory I didn't recall from previous books on the subject.
Basically worth a read if you can't stomach a longer book on the subject, or maybe as a teaching tool for students. Beyond that, nothing special beyond just a true crime novelty graphic novel.
Graphic novel depiction of Lincoln's murder and the chase of John Wilkes Booth. Since I've recently read Manhunt - a pretty comprehensive telling of the same time frame, and also Assassination Vacation, I'm pretty familiar with the subject. There wasn't much new that I got out of it, but it's always fun to see a different take on the subject.
Art was decent, but nothing special, and nothing about the book struck me as particularly great. An interesting twist at the end with a bit of a conspiracy theory I didn't recall from previous books on the subject.
Basically worth a read if you can't stomach a longer book on the subject, or maybe as a teaching tool for students. Beyond that, nothing special beyond just a true crime novelty graphic novel.
March 23, 2011
The stage. The players. The time. The US Nation. All is set, outlined, and detailed with the care and attention now expected (to me) from a Rick Geary book. I'm so taken in with these real-life historical murders and murder-mysteries that, honestly, Rick can throw in any outrageous event and I'll believe him. However, considering his inclusion of bibliographies and notes (where applicable) I can easily tell that these books are a definite labor of love for him. I really enjoyed this volume and appreciate putting events in their historical perspectives. Informative and entertaining. In this case, he even prompted me to want to find out more on Abe Lincoln the man!
January 1, 2016
Absolutely thrilling! I was very pleased to have come across this book at my local library. A great telling of the conspiracy and assassination that changed US History forever. This graphic novel charts the events prior, during and after the night of April 14, 1865 very accurately with the latest historic evidence. Very well-researched, i literally could not put down this page-turner even though I knew what was going to happen. Would be awesome if history books were done in this medium. A must-read for passionate history buffs, primarily US and Civil War ones. Abraham Lincoln's assassination gives credence to the saying "Behind every great man is a great threat."
June 25, 2008
I now have no more of this series to read, and I'm a little sad. Thankfully that sadness will melt away once Geary's Twentieth-Century Murder series starts, in a few weeks. You'd think you already knew most of this story, but, as always, there are plenty of marvelous little details provided (such as the fact that Lincoln's deceased son of several years was exhumed and traveled with his father's body on the funeral train). The drawing is wonderful as always. It's not perhaps the tip-top of his achievements, but it does do a more than competent job and contains its own delights.
May 18, 2009
Lots of little details make this telling of Lincoln's last days great. Examples include...The Lincolns showing up 30 minutes late to the play (the timekeeper in me is pleased that the play started without them), the entire cast of the play being arrested after the murder, and Lincoln's brain being removed to verify the cause of death...guess the bullet hole wasn't enough. The art is solid as always, and is especially effective in the murder scene. I want all of my history filtered through Rick Geary from now on.
December 1, 2010
This is the second book that I have bought from this series. As with The Fatal Bullet: Assassination of President Garfield, I bought this one in a gift shop of one of the National Parks. As the others in the series are less government related, I will have to continue purchasing the series through Amazon. I love the intrigue of the era and this series seems to play quite a bit on this. The artwork is very clean and the artist brings in the everyone who is involved in the murder in some way, shape, or form. This is a perfect dosage of history on-the-go.
August 12, 2016
I wasn't as thrilled with this book as I have been with others in the series. I didn't agree with the even more "dramatic" portrayal of MTL than what is known from history, incl. a scene that the author threw in that in the 200+ books that I have read on this period of time, I have never heard described. Second, I might be a serious prude, but in a book targeted towards middle schoolers, I didn't appreciate the use of the word "whore" to describe a woman, esp. since it isn't documented in history.
April 2, 2012
This book is one of those I like that can keep some realistic historical stuff and not make it like one of those eyewitness sci-ency books. I am a conspirasist (at least I am told) and I liked this story. The art style is different from others I have seen and that is one of the reasons I kept reading it. Though this probably isn't the best choice for most I thougohly enjoyed Lincoln's assassination, call me violent if you must, I blame God of War.
March 8, 2013
Very fun/educational read. great format to start learning about the history of the Lincoln murder & interesting info about JW Booth, the other conspirators & the manhunt thereafter. Definitely made me want to read more books with further detail afterwards & other books in this series (such as the one on the assassination of James Garfield). Think this would make a great outline for a movie of the same title. I would like to see it...
October 22, 2014
The Murder of Abraham Lincoln is all about what the title suggests, the assassination of Abe Lincoln, who was killed by John Wilkes Booth. The artwork is pretty plain, with black and white coloration throughout the whole thing. I found it to be really good. It wasn't the best comic I've read but it's a great historical comic since it took place long ago and was filled with information. If you're interested in this sort of stuff then I recommend it.
July 13, 2010
Excellent entry in Geary's ongoing series of Victorian era murders. Serves as a nice primer to the events that lead to and followed Booth's assassination of President Lincoln. Excellent artwork, as always, from Rick Geary perfectly captures the flavor of the time period. Should be a good buy for a smart child.
May 1, 2010
The spin Geary reveals with little-known facts paints a picture of sheer misfortune for Lincoln and Booth. With striking visual representations of Linoln's brain being bombarded with a bullet to the knowledge that three men and one woman, aside from Booth, were ultimately killed makes this graphic novel a great read. Reluctant readers will love it.
April 1, 2009
I don't know that I've ever read much about the assassination of Lincoln, but this brief and well-drawn little history was interesting. I hadn't realized how close the Ford Theater is to everything else in Washington, DC.
March 5, 2010
Another interesting graphic novel by Rick Geary. Not quite as entrancing at the Borden tragedy, but still interesting. I didn't know much about the assassination of Pres. Lincoln, so it was good to learn a bit more in a more unusual way.
September 19, 2007
Excellent. I love graphic novels about assassination.
November 28, 2014
I certainly learned some new things about Lincoln's assassination from this book.
I really adore nonfiction graphic novels.
I really adore nonfiction graphic novels.
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