Bibliograph

The hour of peril, the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War, Daniel Stashower

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The hour of peril, the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War, Daniel Stashower

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The hour of peril

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

823473398

Responsibility statement

Daniel Stashower

Series statement

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Sub title

the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War

Summary

In February of 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a "clear and fully matured" threat of assassination as he traveled by train from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration. Over a period of thirteen days the legendary detective Allan Pinkerton worked feverishly to detect and thwart the plot, assisted by a captivating young widow named Kate Warne, America's first female private eye

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