Definitive Sources

[wpbinzel]

All are great suggestions. The one book that influenced my view of events surrounding Lincoln's assassination more than any other single book is Come Retribution, by Tidwell, Hall and Gaddy. When I first read it in the mid-1990's, it was a game-changer for me. It has also influenced the writing of those who have come along after them. Also, a book that I (and I suspect a lot of others on this Forum) keep at my fingertips is Ed Steers' The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia. Not only is it an invaluable reference book, but I have learned a lot of what I did not know that I did not know from reading it.

Someone once told me that while you are doing research, if you find that you have more questions about the topic than when you started, you are doing it correctly.