ENGLISH

Stealing Lincoln’s Body

By Thomas J. Craughwell

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780674029972
DOI
10.4159/9780674029972
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5919738 bytes)
Pages
286\286
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 07:14:15

Description

On the night of the 1876 presidential election, a gang of counterfeiters attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. This rousing story of hapless con men, intrepid federal agents, and ordinary Springfield citizens offers an unusual glimpse into late-nineteenth-century America.

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