Lincoln's Grave Robbers
- ISBN-10
- 0545552540
- ISBN-13
- 9780545552547
- Category
- Body snatching
- Pages
- 214
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Author
- Steve Sheinkin
Description
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.
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