Stealing Lincoln's Body / / Thomas J. CRAUGHWELL.
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. Craughwell returns to this bizarre, and largely forgotten, event with the first book to place the grave robbery in historical context. Thi...
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CRAUGHWELL, Thomas J., author. Stealing Lincoln's Body / Thomas J. CRAUGHWELL. Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009] ©2007 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- 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 restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star 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. Craughwell returns to this bizarre, and largely forgotten, event with the first book to place the grave robbery in historical context. This rousing story of hapless con men, intrepid federal agents, and ordinary Springfield citizens offers an unusual glimpse into late-nineteenth-century America. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019) Counterfeits and counterfeiting United States History 19th century. Crime and the press United States History 19th century. Grave robbing Illinois Springfield History 19th century. Grave robbing United States History 19th century. Irish American criminals History 19th century. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 9783110442205 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2014 9783110459517 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter HUP eBook Package Backlist 2000-2015 9783110662566 print 9780674030398 https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674029972 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/cover/covers/9780674029972.jpg |
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Frontmatter -- Acknowledgments -- 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 |
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