Stealing Lincoln's Body (Paperback)

from JBD1

An account of the fascinating and bizarre plan by counterfeiters to steal Abraham Lincoln's body and hold it for ransom until another counterfeiter was released from prison. The 1876 episode is certainly worthy of study, but I'm not sure there was enough "there there" for a book, or at least not ...

from rodweston

Fascinating story! This kind of story is what makes history come alive.

from drmaf

Fascinating story of the peregrinations of Lincoln's corpse after his assassination, the byzantine politicking surrounding the choice of his last resting place as well as a bizarre plot to steal it by counterfeiters seeking the release of one of their number from prison. At the end the reader wil...

from prudencegoodwife

Thomas J. Craughwell does a masterful job of bringing the reader into the world of 19th century burial rights for Abraham Lincoln and the lingering hostilities about the Civil War. The reader is drawn into the work of poor banking practices, counterfeiting and the importance of the creation of th...

from dschnaidt

There is no through narrative. Lots of interesting asides about counterfeiting, Pullman strike and other such things; but the story of the the 'theft" (his body is never actually stolen) is too slight. The black, wood-grained end papers are perfect.