Historians question accuracy of Bill O'Reilly's book on Abraham Lincoln

Some historians are raising concerns about a new book by Fox News star Bill O'Reilly, looking at the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

A reviewer for the National Park Service's bookstore at Ford's Theatre has recommended that the store pull the book due to "lack of documentation" and "factual errors." Another review from the Civil War Society said the book contains numerous errors and one passage that is completely untrue.

"In 325 pages, there are four, minor misstatements, all of which have been corrected. There are also two typeset errors, one involving a date. That's a pretty good record," O'Reilly said on his show recently. He declined to discuss the matter further.

Kenneth C. Davis, author of the "Don't Know Much About History" series of books, is currently working on a book called "Don't Know Much About The Presidents." He said that minor factual errors, especially typos, or misstating the acreage of a farm, as O'Reilly's book does, shouldn't be a big deal....