ePub Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Edward Steers Jr. in History

Review

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Should be 4.5 starsBy Meade; Major General; U.S. (AOP)Far and away the best popular treatment of the conspiracy; immensely enjoyable and well-paced. Particularly useful are the scotching of myths (it wasn't Booth's body; Dr. Mudd was an innocent dupe and so on). Booth's escape is very well handled. There is not a 4.5 star category or I'd rate it at that. I would have liked more information about the Ford's Theatre floor plans; a more critical view of "I held Lincoln's head" and "this bloody flag" claims and less of the post-assassination "Goodbye Father Abraham" chapter. In terms of presentation; on many left-hand (even) pages; entire words are omitted from the penultimate line of a paragraph. For example; Page 72; para 2 concludes: "Archer asked for Seddon's help. was soon forthcoming." Evidently "It" was uncomfortable at the end of the line and despised the beginning of the next; so went AWOL. One or two of these (proofing? printing?) errors would not be worth noting but they are frequent enough to annoy a pedant of my ilk. I don't read books to be annoyed and these slips got in the way of a perfect score. I do not regret purchasing the book; not even for a moment; and heartily recommend it to anyone who seeks a superior treatment of a vexing subject.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Good Read about an Undertold StoryBy VIRGINIA KURZWEGThis is an excellent summation of the facts presented in "Come Retribution" but told with more emphasis on storytelling. The author acknowledgesthe groundwork laid by the other book. I read the other first and certainly it made 'Blood on the Moon' more understandable and solid. I thinkevery Civil War buff should read this for a picture of The Confederacy as well as John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators. The story is toldin a more interesting way here than in the first book. This is a chilling picture of the dirty deeds of war.21 of 22 people found the following review helpful. In depthBy TheHighlanderThis book is the story of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Not the assassination that they teach in the history books but a much more in depth view of the conspirators that were involved. Most people don't know that the Federal Government actually arrested ten people for the conspiracy and assassination and hung four along with killing John Wilkes Booth during the man hunt. The conspirators were tried by a military tribunal and not in civilian courts.This book goes very in depth at the contacts and relationships that these conspirators had. The countryside is discussed as well as events leading up to and after the shooting. It talks of previous plots of the Confederacy to kidnap Lincoln and of the Federals to kidnap Jefferson Davis. The book did; at times; read a little like a history book. So much detail that it seemed to drag in spots but only for short periods before it revived itself.This is a very good book that students of history will love. That Civil War buffs will enjoy also. It is more of a book for high schoolers and up as at times it is tedious because it has so much information to process. Overall; I enjoyed it greatly. But then again; I love history. Check it out; see what you think.