Lincoln's grave robbers:

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 s...

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1. Verfasser: Sheinkin, Steve 1968- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Scholastic Press 2014, ©2012
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-211) and index
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
Beschreibung:214 p. illustrations, portraits, plans 22 cm
ISBN:0545405726
9780545405720
9780545552547
0545552540

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