A Finger in Lincoln's Brain

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A Finger in Lincoln's Brain: What Modern Science Reveals about Lincoln, His Assassination, and Its Aftermath (Hardcover) – January 30, 2015
by E. Lawrence Abel (Author)

In this book, E. Lawrence Abel sheds much-needed light on the fascinating details surrounding the death of Abraham Lincoln, including John Wilkes Booth's illness that turned him into an assassin, the medical treatment the president is alleged to have received after he was shot, and the significance of his funeral for the American public. The author provides an in-depth analysis of the science behind the assassination, a discussion of the medical care Lincoln received at the time he was shot and the treatment he would have received if he were shot today, and the impact of his death on his contemporaries and the American public.

The book examines Lincoln's fatalism and his unbridled ambition in terms of empirical psychological science rather than the fanciful psychoanalytical explanations that often characterize Lincoln psychohistories. The medical chapters challenge the long-standing description of Lincoln's last hours and examine the debate about whether Lincoln's doctors inadvertently doomed him.

Challenges the long-standing account of Lincoln's last hours and examines the debate about whether his doctor prolonged or shortened his life

• Sheds light on the crime with an in-depth analysis of ballistics and detailed forensics information

• Features a new interpretation of why Booth shot Lincoln

A hitherto unrecognized disease tipped an unstable John Wilkes Booth over the edge.

Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Praeger (January 30, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1440831181