Lincoln's Bodyguard: In A Heroic Act Of Bravery Saves Our Beloved President! John Wilkes Booth Killed In Act Of Treason
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (567 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1608091848 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fans of historical fiction should definitely read. I can honestly say I enjoyed this book. I am relatively new to historical fiction and this novel definitely held my interest. The concept of Lincoln surviving the assassination attempt and how that may have affected history was thought provoking. I would have liked a little more history between the main character and his mom, as there were times I felt a few pages of flashback would have served both the story and character development but maybe that is being saved for another n. antyem said Nice book for. Quite the look at post Civil War America. Pinkerton's still has his hands in things and sends Lincoln's former body guard on an interesting wild goose chase. They revisit the Underground Railroad by following the Drinking Gourd and seeing signs safety, only to be nearly captured. Nice book for. "Fascinating Read" according to Don Paske. A fascinating read of what might have been. The main character is quite the fellow. Sometimes plausible, other times not so much, but an entertaining read, nonetheless.
Though he prophesied his own deaththe only way he believed the South would truly surrenderLincoln never accounted for the heroics of his bodyguard, Joseph Foster. His wife is murdered and his daughter kidnapped, sending Joseph on a revenge-fueled rampage to recover his daughter. When his search fails, he disappears as the nation falls into a simmering insurgency instead of an end to the War. A biracial mix of white and Miami Indian, Joseph makes an enemy of the South by killing John Wilkes Booth and preventing the death of the president. Pursued from the outset, Joseph turns to the only person who might help, the woman he abandoned years earlier. If he can win Molly over, he might just fulfill the President’s urgent request, find his daughter, and maybe even hasten the end of the War. In Lincoln’s Bodyguard, an al
His essay about his deployments to Afghanistan—The Power ofTeddy Bears—was accepted and read on NPR’s This I Believe national essay series. Turner lives in central Ohio, with his wife, Nancy, and three children.. He graduated from Cornell University and as a reserve military officer, he has served three tours in Afghanistan and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal in 201
J. Turner explores a post-Civil War America through the eyes of Joseph, the man in the shadow whose job is to protect Lincoln and help save a country still torn apart." (Jim Satterfield, author of Saving Laura and The River Song)"With Lincoln's Bodyguard TJ Turner has created an excellent alternative-history thriller that is cleverly envisioned and executed with tight plotting, fascinating characters, and crisp prose." (DP Lyle, award-winning author of the Samantha Cody and Dub Walker thriller series)"This tightly constructed story is told economically, moving from Washington to Charleston, South Carolina to Memphis to Yellow Springs, Ohio in 212 pages. The plot twists of this imaginative what-if will keep readers guessing.” (Publishers Weekly) . From President Abraham Lincoln to security specialist Allan Pinkerton, history comes to fire-breathing life in this tale of treachery and honor, politics and war. J