Stealing Lincoln's Body.

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On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. The custodian of the tomb was so shaken by the incident that he willingly dedicated the rest of his life to protecting t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Craughwell, Thomas J. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge : Belknap Press [Imprint] Harvard University Press. 2009
Subjects:
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Tomb.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Family.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865.
1800-1899
Grave robbing > Illinois > Springfield > History > 19th century.
Crime and the press > United States > History > 19th century.
Grave robbing > United States > History > 19th century.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting > United States > History > 19th century.
Irish American criminals > History > 19th century.
Tombes > Pillage > Illinois > Springfield > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Criminalité et presse > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Tombes > Pillage > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Criminels américains d'origine irlandaise > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting.
Crime and the press.
Families.
Grave robbing.
Irish American criminals.
Tombs.
Illinois > Springfield.
United States.
History.
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