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Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Hardcover)
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Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Hardcover)
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List price R413
Loot Price R318
Discovery Miles 3 180
You Save R95 (23%)
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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
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 the two
groups. 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.
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