Ford's Theatre bookstore bans Bill O'Reilly's book on Lincoln assassination over 'inaccuracies'

He may be known for occupying the 'no-spin zone,' but Bill O'Reilly is being slammed for spinning a web of mistakes about Abraham Lincoln.

Mr O'Reilly's book, Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever, is still riding high on the New York Times best-seller list after nearly two months.

It is second only to Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs biography in the nonfiction category.

Bold, fresh: Critics have stood up to rip Bill O'Reilly, right, for his book Killing Lincoln for its lack of references and footnotes to back up its claims



But a few critics have stood up to rip the Fox News talking head for the book's lack of references and footnotes to back up its claims.

In a review of the book for the National Park Service, Ford's Theatre deputy superintendent Rae Emerson outlines the inaccuracies, debunking them with Historical citations.

Top seller: Killing Lincoln is still riding high on the New York Times best-seller list after nearly two months

Due to Ms Emerson’s concerns, the book has been banned from the Ford's Theatre bookstore, The Washington Post reported.

One example is the book's mentioning of Lincoln in the Oval Office, a room in the White House’s West Wing that wasn't built until 44 years after Lincoln's assassination.

In a review for the Civil War magazine North & South, Edward Steers Jr also spotted deviations from Lincoln's history.

Mr Steers, a historian who has written several books on Lincoln, chided Mr O'Reilly and co-author Martin Dugard for using a 'few dozen secondary books that range from excellent to positively dreadful.'

He wrote: 'If the authors made mistakes in names, places, and events, what else did they get wrong?'

On Amazon.com, users are also panning the book over its factual errors. Out of the site’s 1,127 customer reviews, 844 gave Killing Lincoln one star.

But the negativity surrounding his latest book won’t keep the O'Reilly Factor host from tackling more presidential projects.

Blocked: Due to the inaccuracies, O'Reilly's book has been banned at the Ford's Theatre, the site of Lincoln's assassination

Henry Holt and Co., which published Killing Lincoln, said in October that Mr O'Reilly is planning another book on presidents 'very much in keeping' with 'Killing Lincoln.'

A call to the Holt publicity office was not immediately returned.



The publishing house’s president, Stephen Rubin, said: 'They will be history told in a narrative, novelistic fashion.'

O'Reilly's previous releases include Pinheads and Patriots, Culture Warrior and the memoir A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity.