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I rarely read the reviews of others before I read the book, however the spread of opinions intrigued me a great deal. I can surmise that some of the one star ratings were from people who had not read the book and wanted to have an opportunity to rant against Bill O'Reilly. I sometimes do that myself when watching the show and we are always happy when Laura Ingraham fills in for him. On the other hand I realize that some of the five star folks may be such big fans that Bill would rate five stars no matter how good or bad the book. I wouldn't feel this way except everyone Bill talks with on Fox News raves about the book. I have read all his books and have in general enjoyed them. I don't consider this his best one, however I enjoyed this one also Elder Scrolls V.
Now let me address my major prejudice, not with this book but with Bill's selection of "best president" which he first described in Pinheads and Patriots. Like Bill, I am a former history teacher, though in my case I was for 41 years. I have always loved history enjoyed any material about our presidents. In my personal view George Washington had to be number one as he set the pattern for all presidents in the future. Lincoln himself admits this. At the time he took office George Washington went strictly by the constitution and took great care in how he ran things. Bill selected Lincoln because his service was during the Civil War. Washington did not have a tranquil nation during the Washington presidency, none of the states in the North or South really knew what they had and despite adopting the new constitution there was a feeling in every state that they were equal at the least to the Federal Government, if not superior. Though we did not have political parties by name, there were diverse groups in the Congress and Washington's own cabinet. There was a definite split between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson who said and wrote many unflattering things about the president. Washington was not a born and bred politician, he was a military man who preferred farming as an occupation. His burden, in my opinion, was considerably greater. I highly recommend that, if readers can make the trip, visit the Mount Vernon home and museum. Lincoln was a politician from his early years as a lawyer and even put together a political handbook on how to get votes when he was in the Whig Party The LEGO Ideas Book.
The book itself is an enjoyable read and I know Bill O'Reilly has said it was mainly written because the whole story of Lincoln's last two weeks has not been taught in schools. I'm afraid he is right in that regard as American History has had a lot left out in the way young people are learning it today. The book is supposed to be written like a novel, however it is more of a docudrama. A lot of description is more textbook like, though that did not bother me. There is a good description of all the major and minor players and pictures are used of many of the main characters. I did learn some new things in regard to John Wilkes Booth, but would have liked more about his brilliant brother Edwin, a much better actor and one who saved the life of one of Lincoln's sons. I was already familiar with much of the material and have visited Ford's Theater twice as well as the house across from it where Lincoln died. The Department of Interior began restoration in the 1950's and being there today, seeing it as it was, and listening to the guides makes it more real than any book or film. The author, really there are two and Martin Dugard deserve due credit (no pun intended for his work, does a job better than most in setting the scenes day by day and hour by hour leading to the assassination. This makes the book worth the five stars despite my first disagreement and the one that follows.
My disagreement is with Bill O'Reilly's assertion that had Lincoln lived he would have been able to orchestrate the reconciliation between the North and South. Lincoln, once the war was over, did not have the support of the great majority in Congress for what he hoped to do. Andrew Johnson is depicted as wanting to take a tougher stance than Lincoln, however the Radicals in Congress wanted the South to be punished severely. There is ample evidence that Lincoln would have suffered the same fate as Johnson, maybe even worse with actually being forced out of office. As O'Reilly admits, Lincoln had a lot of people in the North who did not like him and who would do any thing to discredit him. There is an interesting short story, which title and author I cannot recall as it was in the fifties, about a disgraced Abraham Lincoln living in Illinois with his old law practice. He had had rough handling by the Congress and had been put out of office because these lawmakers wanted revenge. Toward the end of the story Lincoln curses Booth for not having been a better shot. As a martyr there was a feeling in the South that they had lost their best friend and the radicals were held back a bit which saved the Johnson presidency. Reconstruction in the South was very harsh, but might have been harsher had Lincoln survived and been a target.
A good read over all, however I suspect both sides will be unhappy with what I hope is a fair and balanced approach. I never read comments on reviews, including mine, as after all, reviews are supposed to be one person's opinion.
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