Lincoln's grave robbers /
Steve Sheinkin
- New York : Scholastic , 2013
- 214 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
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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.