Stealing Lincoln's Body

Informationen zum Autor Thomas J. Craughwell was the author of several books on Catholic history and American popular culture, including Saints Behaving Badly , The Wisdom of the Popes , and Urban Legends . Klappentext On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters attempted to steal the entombed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. This rousing story of con men, federal agents, and ordinary Springfield citizens underscores that truth really is sometimes stranger than fiction. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis * Prologue: "Lay My Remains in Some Quiet Place" * The World of the Counter feiters * Big Jim's Kennally's Big Idea * The Boss Body Snatchers of Chicago *"The Devils Are Up Here" * The Body in the Basement *"The Tools of Smarter Men" * The Lincoln Guard of Honor * A Pullman-Style Burial * Epilogue: Safe and Secure at Last * Notes * Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Thomas J Craughwell, Thomas J. Craughwell, Craughwell Thomas J.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2008
• EAN: 9780674030398
• ISBN: 978-0-674-03039-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 210 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; History, True Crime, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Specific wars and campaigns, c 1860 to c 1869, Civil wars