Stealing Lincoln's Body.
Craughwell, Thomas J.
Stealing Lincoln's Body. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (287 pages)
Intro -- 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 -- Illustrations follow p. 180.
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.
9780674029972
Lincoln, Abraham,-1809-1865-Tomb.
Lincoln, Abraham,-1809-1865-Family.
Grave robbing-Illinois-Springfield-History-19th century.
Crime and the press-United States-History-19th century.
Grave robbing-United States-History-19th century.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting-United States-History-19th century.
Irish American criminals-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
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973.7092
Stealing Lincoln's Body. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (287 pages)
Intro -- 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 -- Illustrations follow p. 180.
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.
9780674029972
Lincoln, Abraham,-1809-1865-Tomb.
Lincoln, Abraham,-1809-1865-Family.
Grave robbing-Illinois-Springfield-History-19th century.
Crime and the press-United States-History-19th century.
Grave robbing-United States-History-19th century.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting-United States-History-19th century.
Irish American criminals-History-19th century.
Electronic books.
E457
973.7092