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Author:
Sheinkin, Steve.
Title:
Lincoln's grave robbers / by Steve Sheinkin.
Publisher:
Scholastic Press,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
214 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Tomb--Juvenile literature.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting--Springfield--Springfield--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Grave robbing--Springfield--Springfield--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Body snatching--Springfield--Springfield--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Tomb.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting--History.
Grave robbing--History.
Body snatching--History.
Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Tomb.
Counterfeits and counterfeiting--History.
Grave robbing--History.
Body snatching--History.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-211) and index.
Summary:
An account of how counterfeiter Benjamin Boyd's gang stole the body of Abraham Lincoln and demanded Boyd's release from jail and two hundred thousand dollars as ransom and the efforts of the Secret Service to recover the remains.
Indexed by:
School Library Journal, January 2013
Pub Weekly, November 2012
Booklist, January 2013
Horn Book, January 2013
Bulletin (Center for Children's books), January 2013
Kirkus Review, November 2012
School Library Journal
Pub Weekly
Booklist
ISBN:
0545552540
9780545552547
Locations:
BRPD251 -- Adel Public Library (Adel)
YAPC771 -- Bondurant Community Library (Bondurant)

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