Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus)

Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus)
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 175
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ISBN-10 : 9780545532266
ISBN-13 : 0545532264
Rating : 4/5 (264 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus) by : Steve Sheinkin

Download or read book Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus) written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body. Reissued in Scholastic Focus, with an exciting new cover. The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd -- and $200,000 in cash. From here, the action alternates between the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their trail, and the undercover agent moving back and forth between them. Along the way readers get glimpses into the inner workings of counterfeiting, grave robbing, detective work, and the early days of the Secret Service. The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night: November 7, 1876.A dynamic and thrilling tale from critically acclaimed author Steve Sheinkin.


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