| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 250 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Prologue: "Lay My Remains in Some Quiet Place" -- 1. The World of the Counterfeiters -- 2. Big Jim Kennally's Big Idea -- 3. The Boss Body Snatchers of Chicago -- 4. "The Devils Are Up Here" -- 5. The Body in the Basement -- 6. "The Tools of Smarter Men" -- 7. The Lincoln Guard of Honor -- 8. A Pullman-Style Burial -- Epilogue: Safe and Secure at Last -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
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. Craughwell returns to this bizarre, and largely forgotten, event with the first book to place the grave robbery in historical context. This rousing story of hapless con men, intrepid federal agents, and ordinary Springfield citizens offers an unusual glimpse into late-nineteenth-century America |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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In English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Tomb.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Family.
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| SUBJECT |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast |
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Grave robbing -- Illinois -- Springfield -- History -- 19th century
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Crime and the press -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Grave robbing -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Counterfeits and counterfeiting -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Irish American criminals -- History -- 19th century
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HISTORY.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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Counterfeits and counterfeiting
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Crime and the press
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Families
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Grave robbing
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Irish American criminals
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Tombs
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Illinois -- Springfield
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780674029972 |
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0674029976 |
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0674030397 |
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9780674030398 |
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