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Stealing Lincoln's Body
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by Thomas J. Craughwell (Author) (edit contributors)

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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... read more

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At 7:22 on the morning of April 15, 1865, a twenty-three-year-old United States Army surgeon felt the last tremor of life leave the body of Abraham Lincoln.

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Prologue: "Lay My Remains in Some Quiet Place"
1. The World of the Counterfeiters
2. Big Jim Kennally's Big Idea
3. The Boss Body Snatchers of Chicago
4. "The Devils Are Up Here"
5. The Body in the Basement
6. "The Tools of Smarter Men"
7. The Lincoln Guard of Honor
8. A Pullman-Style Burial
Epilogue: Safe and Secure at Last
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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  1. Thomas J. Craughwell (Author)

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