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Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus) (Paperback)
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Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus) (Paperback)
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List price R263
Loot Price R225
Discovery Miles 2 250
You Save R38 (14%)
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A true-crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the
nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham
Lincoln's body. Reissued in Scholastic Focus, with an exciting new
cover. The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service
agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter
Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his
counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago
saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab
Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand
dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of
Ben Boyd -- and $200,000 in cash. From here, the action alternates
between the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their trail,
and the undercover agent moving back and forth between them. Along
the way readers get glimpses into the inner workings of
counterfeiting, grave robbing, detective work, and the early days
of the Secret Service. The plot moves toward a wild climax as
robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night:
November 7, 1876.A dynamic and thrilling tale from critically
acclaimed author Steve Sheinkin.
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