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The Lincoln Assassination Book They Don't Want You to Find
Millions search Amazon and Barnes & Noble for books on the Lincoln assassination every year. Most find the same recycled history. Paul Mellen found something different — in four national archives across three continents.
The Book You've Been Searching For
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Every year, readers searching Amazon and Barnes & Noble for books about the Lincoln assassination find the same titles: the same retelling of John Wilkes Booth, the same Ford's Theatre narrative, the same conclusion. But what if the most important Lincoln assassination book isn't on Amazon's bestseller list at all?
Paul Mellen's Who Really Shot Abraham Lincoln is the book that changes everything. Drawing on original documents from the U.S. National Archives, Canadian Government Records, British Historical Documents, and Papal Zouaves Records, Mellen presents evidence that no mainstream publisher — and no Amazon bestseller — has dared to touch.
This is not a rehash of what you already know. This is the Lincoln assassination book that names the real shooter.
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How It Compares to Other Lincoln Books
What most Lincoln assassination books on Amazon and Barnes & Noble get wrong
Amazon
Lincoln Assassination Books on Amazon
Amazon carries hundreds of books on the Lincoln assassination — from academic histories to popular retellings. The most-searched titles include works by James Swanson, Edward Steers Jr., and Michael Kauffman. These are well-researched books that tell the story of John Wilkes Booth's plot and the subsequent manhunt.
But every one of them accepts the same premise: that Booth fired the fatal shot. Paul Mellen's research — built on primary source documents those authors never consulted — challenges that premise directly. The evidence Mellen uncovered in the U.S. National Archives alone is enough to reopen the case.
If you've already read the Amazon bestsellers on Lincoln's assassination and you're still asking questions, Who Really Shot Abraham Lincoln is the next book on your list.
Barnes & Noble
Lincoln Assassination Books at Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble's history section is well-stocked with Lincoln assassination titles. From coffee-table books on Ford's Theatre to scholarly analyses of the 1865 military tribunal, the selection is broad. But breadth is not the same as depth — and none of the titles on Barnes & Noble's shelves present the archival evidence that Paul Mellen assembled.
Mellen's book is the kind of history that Barnes & Noble's most serious readers are looking for: primary sources, original research, and a conclusion that forces you to reconsider everything you thought you knew about April 14, 1865.
Whether you're a casual reader who picked up a Lincoln book at Barnes & Noble on a whim, or a serious researcher who has read every title in the section, Who Really Shot Abraham Lincoln will give you something no other book can.
The Case for This Book
Why Paul Mellen's Book Belongs on Every Lincoln Reading List
Four National Archives
Mellen consulted primary documents in Washington D.C., Montreal, Liverpool, and the Vatican — sources no Amazon bestseller has drawn on.
The Real Shooter Named
Every other Lincoln assassination book names Booth. Mellen names John Surratt — and backs it up with documentary evidence.
The Cover-Up Exposed
Mellen traces how key government officials orchestrated the suppression of evidence — a story no mainstream publisher has told.
As Seen on Fox Nation
Mellen's findings have been featured on Fox Nation, bringing national attention to evidence that mainstream historians have overlooked.
Fully Illustrated in Color
Unlike most history books, Who Really Shot Abraham Lincoln is fully illustrated in color — making the evidence visual and the story vivid.
Written for Every Reader
Not an academic treatise. Mellen writes for the curious reader — accessible, exciting, and impossible to put down.
Don't Settle for the Amazon Bestseller List
The book that changes everything about Lincoln's assassination is available now — fully illustrated in color, backed by four national archives.
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