false 885559 28 male San Francisco, CA 02/2008 05/2008 4 8 6 true 5856884 read 1 true 1800416 currently-reading 1 true 1800415 to-read No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II (Paperback) by Doris Kearns Goodwin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14835004 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167065338s/18728.jpg 885559 Randy Endemann http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202414328p2/885559.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/885559-randy-endemann Thu, 01 May 2008 19:39:23 -0700 more...]]> Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right (Paperback) by Al Franken]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14835101 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167428288s/23577.jpg 885559 Randy Endemann http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202414328p2/885559.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/885559-randy-endemann Thu, 01 May 2008 19:29:10 -0700 more...]]> The Struggle for Europe: The Turbulent History of a Divided Continent 1945 to the Present (Paperback) by William I. Hitchcock]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14836873 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174581975s/419008.jpg 885559 Randy Endemann http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202414328p2/885559.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/885559-randy-endemann Thu, 01 May 2008 19:23:50 -0700
While backpacking around Europe after college, I saw this book in a bookstore and used it for reference while on my journey. I...more...]]> American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies (Hardcover) by Michael W. Kauffman]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14835063 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186001455s/1622561.jpg 885559 Randy Endemann http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202414328p2/885559.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/885559-randy-endemann Thu, 01 May 2008 19:16:57 -0700 more...]]> Legacy of Ashes: the History of the CIA (Hardcover) by Tim Weiner]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16583718 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179895055s/970488.jpg 885559 Randy Endemann http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202414328p2/885559.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/885559-randy-endemann Thu, 01 May 2008 19:15:17 -0700 more...]]> Charlie Wilson's War (Paperback) by George Crile]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14834805 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1168021400s/29358.jpg 885559 Randy Endemann http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202414328p2/885559.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/885559-randy-endemann Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:16:56 -0800 more...]]> The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (Hardcover) by Jeffrey Toobin]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14837140 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173382226s/280410.jpg 885559 Randy Endemann http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202414328p2/885559.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/885559-randy-endemann Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:20:28 -0800 Basic Economics (Hardcover) by Thomas Sowell]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14837011 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41PZEu9hKeL._SL75_.jpg 885559 Randy Endemann http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202414328p2/885559.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/885559-randy-endemann Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:18:48 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14835063 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1186001455s/1622561.jpg 885559 Randy Endemann http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1202414328p2/885559.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/885559-randy-endemann Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:09:04 -0800
One of the defining themes revolved around Booth's belief that he would be heralded as a hero for his actions, and the internal struggle after the fact when a majority of Americans from both the Union and the Confederacy were outraged by booth's brutality.

This book is a must read for anyone interested in American History. The History Channel is running a 2 hour program that follows the chronological format laid out in the book. For best results, read the book, and then watch the show. ]]>