Lincoln's Grave Robbers
About this book
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.
Subjects
JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th CenturyJUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United StatesGrave robbingJUVENILE NONFICTION / Law & CrimePresidentsUnited States. Secret ServiceTombsBody snatchingUnited StatesCemeteriesThievesTombCounterfeits and counterfeitingJuvenile literatureHistoryReading Level-Grade 11Reading Level-Grade 10Reading Level-Grade 12Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, juvenile literatureCrime, juvenile literatureTheftIllinois, historyIllinois, juvenile literature