The Lincoln conspiracy [large print] : the secret plot to kill America's 16th president--and why it failed / Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch.

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    • Publication Information:
      Large print edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: "Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865, but few are aware of the original conspiracy to kill him four years earlier in 1861, literally on his way to Washington, D.C., for his first inauguration. The conspirators were part of a pro-Southern secret society that didn't want an antislavery President in the White House. They planned an elaborate scheme to assassinate the brand new President in Baltimore as Lincoln's inauguration train passed through en route to the Capitol. The plot was investigated by famed detective Allan Pinkerton, who infiltrated the group with undercover agents, including one of the first female private detectives in America. Had the assassination succeeded, there would have been no Lincoln Presidency, and the course of the Civil War and American history would have forever been altered"-- Provided by publisher.
    • Content Notes:
      Prologue: Cecil County, Maryland, 1861 -- The rail splitter -- The President-elect -- The most fiendish plot -- Aftermath.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references (page 567-684)
      1 3 14 22
    • ISBN:
      9781432879167
      1432879162
    • Accession Number:
      1156365688
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1096604