Pre-Owned Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Paperback) by Steve Sheinkin

from ewyatt

Explores the plot in the 1880s to steal Lincoln's corpse as a way to try to get a famouse counterfitter out of jail and bilk the government of money. The plot went fairly far and the arrest attempts are documented. I learned a lot by listening to this book from the origins of the secret service t...

from ewyatt

Explores the plot in the 1880s to steal Lincoln's corpse as a way to try to get a famouse counterfitter out of jail and bilk the government of money. The plot went fairly far and the arrest attempts are documented. I learned a lot by listening to this book from the origins of the secret service t...

from sszkutak

Background: This is a historical recount of the attempt of a group of counterfeiters to rob the grave of Abraham Lincoln. The attempt was to use the corpse of Lincoln to require ransom of the government which included a man's freedom from jail and money for the group. Review: This was a very educ...

from DeweyEver

Sheinkin reveals the plot and motives behind a plan to rob Lincoln's grave, a story perhaps not known to many, but an interesting piece of US history. The text includes many photographs that help set the tone and engage the reader, and the story flows well and includes some suspense, but compared...

from dscalia

In the non-fiction book, Lincoln's Grave Robbers one is instantly caught by the title and realizes it is about a robbery of Abraham Lincoln's grave. Since students know about Lincoln's assignation but haven't heard about a grave robbery, many may be curious to find out more. Any student intereste...