The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War (Hardcover) by Daniel Stashower

from muddyboy

Before Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated there was a plot to kill him along the route in Baltimore being hatched by pro Confederate sympathizers. Enter Alan Pinkerton, who at this point is considered the best detective in the country. The first third of the book tells of how he got this reputation ...

from ParadisePorch

(Narrative Nonfiction, Historical, American) When we think of Lincoln and an assassination attempt, we no doubt think of Ford's Theatre on April 15, 1865. This book tells of police work that purportedly uncovered a plot to kill Lincoln in Baltimore in February 1861. Based on evidence, the law age...

from coachtim30

As a former history teacher, I was drawn in by the cover and introduction to Daniel Stashower's "The Hour of Peril". The story dealt with a part of pre-Civil War history that I didn't know much about - that being the plot to assassinate Lincoln on way to his 1st inauguration. The book appears to ...

from book58lover

An immensely readable explanation of the assassination attempt on Lincoln's life before he was even sworn in as president. The south was heating up after the election of Lincoln and the president of the Washington & Baltimore railroad was concerned that his tracks would be blown up because his bu...

from SoonerReader17

This book is a page turner. So much interesting info revealed that we've not been told about not only Lincoln, but the degree of hatred and plots against his life even before becoming president. Also, the reader learns the very interesting history of the Pinkerton Agency and it's efforts to prot...