by Craughwell (Author), Thomas J. (Author)
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 the president's corpse.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 288
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 17 Oct 2008
ISBN 10: 0674030397
ISBN 13: 9780674030398