A Finger in Lincoln's Brain: What Modern Science Reveals about Lincoln, His Assassination, and Its Aftermath

This intriguing book examines Lincoln's assassination from a behavioral and medical sciences perspective, providing new insights into everything from ballistics and forensics to the medical intervention to save his life, the autopsy results, his compromised embalming, and the final odyssey of his bodily remains.

• 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