Forbidden Passions Book Reviews: Review for Bloody Times by James ...

Bloody Times by James L. Swanson
Product description:
New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt James L. Swanson creates an adaptation for young people of his adult book Bloody Crimes, a suspense-filled thriller that sheds light on two fallen leaders of the North and South. One man, President Lincoln, assassinated, on his way to the grave. Another man, the president of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, on the run, soon to be sent to prison. Their actions forever changed the history of a nation. On the morning of April 2, 1865, Davis received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time?the Yankees are coming, it warned.

That night Davis fled Richmond, setting off an intense manhunt for the Confederate president.
Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy that led to the crime. Lincoln?s murder, autopsy, and White House funeral transfixed the nation. His final journey began when soldiers placed his corpse aboard a special train that would carry him home to Springfield, Illinois. Along the way, more than a million Americans looked upon their martyr?s face, and several million watched the funeral train roll by. It was the most magnificent funeral pageant in American history.

James L. Swanson captures the riveting stories of these two influential men as they made their last journeys through the bloody landscape of a wounded nation.

My Review:
5 stars

Well first of all I would like to start out by saying that this book is truly intriguing. As I am not a fan of real stories like these I was set to be disappointed but I was not. I learned history facts in this book that you are not even taught in school. It was refreshing to learn about this countries histories that so few know the whole truth. I felt that this book should be included into all school and public libraries as it is a good source for students to use for papers and reports. I would also venture to say that the writing techniques used by the author would be very understandable by a young adult audience. This book will leave you truly captivated and wanting to learn more.

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