Lincoln's Grave Robbers

Description:

A dramatic account of the 1875 attempt to steal the 16th president's body describes how a counterfeiting ring plotted to ransom Lincoln's body to secure the release of their imprisoned ringleader and how a fledgling Secret Service and an undercover agent conducted a daring election-night sting operation.

subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century,  JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States,  Grave robbing,  JUVENILE NONFICTION / Law & Crime,  Presidents,  United States. Secret Service,  Tombs,  Body snatching,  United States,  Cemeteries,  Thieves,  Tomb,  Counterfeits and counterfeiting,  Juvenile literature,  History,  Reading Level-Grade 11,  Reading Level-Grade 10,  Reading Level-Grade 12,  Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865,  Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, juvenile literature,  Crime, juvenile literature,  Theft,  Illinois, history,  Illinois, juvenile literature,  Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, fiction,  Children's fiction,  Counterfeits and counterfeiting, fiction,  United states, fiction