Killing Lincoln
Killing Lincoln – Part One
Page Number Passage from text that shows the “good” writing
(First word … Last word) What qualities make this passage so appealing?
Prologue –
Page 1
“His new vice president, Andrew Johnson, has just delivered a red-face, drunken, twenty minute ramble vilifying the South that has left the crowd squirming, embarrassed by Johnson’s inebriation.” This passage is appealing to me because you can tell that the audience was very uncomfortable and that he was clearly not in the right state of mind to deliver a speech in front of an audience.
To a certain extent I can feel the emotion that the crowd felt.
Page- 32
“The unlucky are barefoot, their leather boots and laces rotted away from the rains and mud of winter. Others wear ankle-high Confederate brogans with holes in the sole and uppers. The only men sporting new boots are those who stripped them off the dead Union soldiers.”
This text shows how the Union has the upper hand. The Union is funded better than the Confederates allowing them to have somewhat of an advantage. The Confederates are suffering so much at this point in the war, they are walking bare, have no food, and are slightly losing their sanity.
Page- 14
“Under normal circumstances, Grant’s next move would be to surround the city, cutting off those rail lines. He could then effect a proper siege, his encircled troops denying Lee’s army and the inhabitants of Petersburg all access to food, ammunition, and other supplies vital to life itself—or, in more graphic terms, Grant’s men would be the hangman’s noose choking the life out of Petersburg. Winning the siege would be as simple as cinching the noose tighter and tighter with each passing day, until the rebels died or starvation or surrendered, whichever came first.” This text shows me that and makes me feel the want that the Yankees had for the war, how much they wanted to win. Grant and his men were deliberately planning on killing the
Page Number Passage from text that shows the “good” writing
(First word … Last word) What qualities make this passage so appealing?
Prologue –
Page 1
“His new vice president, Andrew Johnson, has just delivered a red-face, drunken, twenty minute ramble vilifying the South that has left the crowd squirming, embarrassed by Johnson’s inebriation.” This passage is appealing to me because you can tell that the audience was very uncomfortable and that he was clearly not in the right state of mind to deliver a speech in front of an audience.
To a certain extent I can feel the emotion that the crowd felt.
Page- 32
“The unlucky are barefoot, their leather boots and laces rotted away from the rains and mud of winter. Others wear ankle-high Confederate brogans with holes in the sole and uppers. The only men sporting new boots are those who stripped them off the dead Union soldiers.”
This text shows how the Union has the upper hand. The Union is funded better than the Confederates allowing them to have somewhat of an advantage. The Confederates are suffering so much at this point in the war, they are walking bare, have no food, and are slightly losing their sanity.
Page- 14
“Under normal circumstances, Grant’s next move would be to surround the city, cutting off those rail lines. He could then effect a proper siege, his encircled troops denying Lee’s army and the inhabitants of Petersburg all access to food, ammunition, and other supplies vital to life itself—or, in more graphic terms, Grant’s men would be the hangman’s noose choking the life out of Petersburg. Winning the siege would be as simple as cinching the noose tighter and tighter with each passing day, until the rebels died or starvation or surrendered, whichever came first.” This text shows me that and makes me feel the want that the Yankees had for the war, how much they wanted to win. Grant and his men were deliberately planning on killing the