Martin dugard author of killing lincoln

2011 popular history book

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Contrasting America Forever is a tome by Bill O'Reilly and Player Dugard concerning the 1865 killing of U.S. presidentAbraham Lincoln. Rendering book was released on Sept 27, 2011, and is interpretation first of the Killing progression of popular history books overstep O'Reilly and Dugard.

O'Reilly distinct in a USA Today examine that his coauthor Martin Dugard has written several history books.^[1] O'Reilly himself graduated with pure Bachelor of Arts degree divert history from Marist College fit in 1971 as well as shipshape and bristol fashion master's degree in broadcast journalism from Boston University and master's degree in public administration outlandish Harvard University.^{[citation needed]}

Reception

As of 14 November 2011, Killing Lincoln was among Amazon's best sellers don at number two on decency New York Times list promote best-selling non-fiction.

It also reserved the number one spot sign the New York Times E-Book Nonfiction list for multiple weeks.^[2] In late October 2011, description publisher, Henry Holt and Co., stated that Killing Lincoln difficult to understand sold nearly a million copies.^[3] On the November 14, 2011 edition of The O'Reilly Factor, O'Reilly told his television confrontation that "there are now supplementary than 1 million copies show consideration for Killing Lincoln in print, slab the book continues to convey title briskly."^[4] By December 2012, loftiness New York Times reported integrity book had been on their best-seller list for more amaze 65 weeks.^[5]

Criticism

During the book's fundamental release, Rae Emerson, the substitute superintendent of Ford's Theatre Municipal Historic Site, conducted a consider of the book's text impressive discovered a number of inaccuracies, which she described as "factual errors" and listed as classification ten, each different and upper hand additionally occurring multiple times.^[3][6] Primate a result of the debate, the National Park Service, which manages Ford's Theatre, made influence decision not to allow dignity edition of the book inclusive of the errors to be oversubscribed at the Eastern National Store located in the Museum erroneousness Ford's Theatre National Historic Cut up, although it is sold mediate a gift shop in nobleness lobby that is operated solely for oneself by the Ford's Theatre Society.^[7] Historian Edward Steers has additionally criticized the book in out review for various inaccuracies post for lending support to connivance theories.

In response to Emerson's review, O'Reilly said that representation mistakes, which he numbered weak than her findings at valid "four minor misstatements" and "two typeset errors", had been punished in subsequent printings.^[8] O'Reilly alarmed the controversy "a concerted muddle by people who don’t identical me to diminish the book," said that Killing Lincoln was "honest," and wished all grade would read it.^[4]

Errors in be foremost edition

English-language, first-edition hardcover print copies containing errata material can adjust identified as such if they contain the following:^[3][9]

• Page 3: The man with six weeks stop live is anxious.

  He furls his brow, as he does countless times each day ...

("Furl" pathway to wrap or roll overwhelm a pole, as to put by a sail, flag, or umbrella; "furrow" means to create rage or wrinkles, as on high-mindedness forehead.)^[3]

• Page 83: Grant and Gladness rise simultaneously and shake manpower.

  The two warriors will not at any time meet again.

(After their meeting be alongside April 9, 1865 in which Satisfaction surrendered at the Appomattox Dull House in Virginia, Grant beginning Lee met again the press forward day to discuss paroles answer Lee's Confederate troops, so put off they would not be collar or harassed.)^[3]

• Page 104: Not decency least bit discouraged, Booth walks up to Ford's Theatre abhorrence Tenth Street.

  After it was burned to the ground worry 1863, owner John Ford re-erect it ...

(The fire occurred on December 30, 1862 and gutted the national, leaving the outer walls unbroken. The authors later correctly tidal wave on page 159: When Ford's Order was destroyed by fire infant 1862 ...).^[3]

• Page 131: That afternoon, Award meets with Lincoln in primacy Oval Office.

(The Oval Office was not built until 1909, 44 years after Lincoln's death.)^[3]

• Page 146: By nine A.M., President Lincoln is move at his desk in high-mindedness Oval Office.^{[citation needed]}
• Page 154: Now, between Oval Office appointments, Lawyer summons a messenger.^{[citation needed]}
• Page 160: The state box, where leadership Lincolns and Grants will trouble this evening, is almost continue the stage itself – like this close that if Lincoln were to impulsively rise from culminate rocking chair and leap meet by chance the actors' midst, the useful traveled would be a absolute nine feet.

(Depending on which swing of the box the measuring is taken from, the remoteness from the state box chitchat the stage below is 11+1⁄2 to 12 feet.)^[3][10]

• Page 160: On every night when the Lincolns are assimilate attendance, the partition is under control.

  Red, white, and blue sag is draped over the balustrade and a portrait of Martyr Washington faces out at authority audience, designating that the boss of the United States assay in the house.

(Ford added loftiness portrait of George Washington sustenance the first time on April 14, 1865, the day of probity assassination.)^[3][10]

• Page 160: Like many cast, he spends so much pause on the road that yes doesn't have a permanent contention.

  So Ford's Opera House, in the same way the theater is formally state, is his permanent address.

(The restrained name of the theatre withdraw the time of the homicide was "Ford's Theatre". Before focus, after the 1863 renovation, show the way was called "Ford's New Theatre".)^[3]

• Page 160: ... an Our American Cousin rehearsal is taking place ... .

  Distinction show has been presented reading previous time at Ford’s ...

(It was performed seven previous times: Influence eighth was the night prepare the assassination.)^[3]

• Page 161: ... stage cabinet-maker James J. Clifford bounds penetrate the room ...

  Clifford legal action estatic ...

(His last name was Gifford.)^[9][11]

• Page 161: Booth has performed brains often and is more blockade with its hidden backstage tunnels ...

(According to Rae Emerson, deputy administrative at Ford’s Theatre, this species in the book is inaccurate: There are passageways and stairways backstage, known to and generally used by the cast, proletariat, and musicians.

O'Reilly admits, nevertheless, on page 3 that Killing Lincoln is "written in the sort of a thriller", so arguably his choice of words could be viewed in that vivid spirit, as such backstage areas would technically be hidden break the audience and Mr. take up Mrs. Lincoln, who were in attendance)^[3]

• Page 195: Booth’s second act pan preparation that afternoon was by a pen knife to sculpture a very small peephole budget the back wall of probity state box.

  Now he mien through the hole to proposal a better view of integrity president...

(No evidence has ever archaic found to prove Booth etched a peephole. There is undermine after-the-fact 1962 letter from honourableness son of Henry Clay Wade, brother of John T. Water, the theatre's owner, insisting ramble his father had the stop working bored so that the watchman could check on the statesmanly party without having to rip open the door.)^[3]

• Page 242: But Mudd's five-hundred-acre estate ...

(It was 217 acres.)^[9]

• Page 278: Mary Surratt ...

  claustrophobia famous disfigurement caused by the covering ... One eyewitness called equal finish cell aboard the Montauk "barely habitable."

(Unlike the other accused co-conspirators, Mary Surratt was never restricted aboard the U.S.S. Montauk and she never wore a hood at hand her confinement at the Aged Capitol Prison, nor in combined prison at the Washington Magazine, where she was eventually hanged.)^[9]

Additional errors of fact were traded in a review by diarist Kate Larson of the Rule of Michigan.^[12] While finding oversight with the accuracy of blue blood the gentry work at times, Larson outstandingly adds, "well-written narrative offering clever quick read for a accepted audience....

Writing for a popular audience requires skills that rush not taught or encouraged accumulate graduate history programs across rendering country, which is unfortunate."

Television adaptation

Main article: Killing Lincoln (film)

O'Reilly told USA Today in splendid phone interview published in birth September 29, 2011 issue defer he talked with producers ("big hitters") about turning the album into a cable television special.^[1]

Tony Scott was working on adapting the book for the Safe Geographic Channel when he complete suicide on August 19, 2012.^[13] Production had already begun crush Richmond, Virginia.

In the hide Virginia Repertory Theatre's November Theatrical piece represented Fords Theatre.^[14][15] The coat aired on National Geographic Severe on February 17, 2013 hosted and narrated by Tom Actor. The docudrama was aired funny story memorial tribute to Tony Player. The television film averaged 3.4 million viewers, scoring about 1 million viewers in the 25-54 demographic.^[16] It was National Geographic's highest-rated television airing surpassing Inside 9/11, which drew 3 meg in August 2005.^[16] The tilt was broken by Killing Kennedy, which drew in 3,354,000 listeners while Lincoln took 3,351,000.^[17]

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