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Book

Lincoln's grave robbers

Call Number

  • J 973.7 SHEI (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

New York : Scholastic Press, c2012.

Physical Description

214 p. : ill., ports, plans ; 22 cm.

Summary

A dramatic account of the 1875 attempt to steal the 16th president's body describes how a counterfeiting ring plotted to ransom Lincoln's body to secure the release of their imprisoned ringleader and how a fledgling Secret Service and an undercover agent conducted a daring election-night sting operation.

Contents

  • Prologue : midnight escape
  • The operative
  • The pull
  • Coney Men vs. the Secret Service
  • Big Jim
  • First try
  • Boodle game
  • Prince of ropers
  • The trap
  • Last details
  • Overnight train
  • Election Day
  • Night at the monument
  • Devilish work
  • Search begins
  • Back to the hub
  • Gathering evidence
  • Compromise verdict
  • Epilogue : final resting place?
  • Body snatcher bonus section.

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