Review of "The Trial: The Assassination of President Lincoln and the Trial" by Edward Steers, Edward, Jr. Steers

You may have to put on your reading glasses and start up the cappacino machine, because this book is over 400 pages of very small print. The trial included some 366 witnesses and went on for fifty days. There were eight conspirators that were formally charged with the assassination of President Lincoln. Four were sentenced to death, and four were sent to prison. There were 4,300 recorded pages from the trial. Steers takes us through this case that the years has left much doubt, and presents a clear picture of the events surrounding the murder of that great President.

I would not want to lead you astray. This is hard reading. To my mind and in my experience, the only way to really understand history is to be there, to see for yourself and be the judge. I found this book to be engrossing at every turn. Many of my questions were answered and, though difficult, it was a most rewarding read.