The hour of peril : the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War
Record details
- ISBN: 1250042666
- ISBN: 9781250042668
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Physical Description:
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vii, 355 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm - Edition: First Minotaur Books paperback edition.
- Publisher: New York : Minotaur Books, 2014.
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-340) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: Long, narrow boxes -- pt. 1. The cooper and the rail-splitter. -- His hour had not yet come -- The apprentice -- How I became a detective -- Ardent spirits -- Pink lady -- Let us dare to do our duty -- It's coming yet -- pt. 2. Plums and nuts. -- A pig-tail whistle -- Mobtown -- Suspicions of danger -- Hostile organizations -- The man and the hour -- If I alone must do it -- A postponed rebellion -- A rabid rebel -- A single red ballot -- Whitewash -- The music agent -- A few determined men -- An assault of some kind -- The assassin's knife -- pt. 3. The martyr and the scapegoat. -- The flight of Abraham -- The hour of peril -- Some very tall swearing -- Epilogue: An infamous lie. |
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Subject: | Lincoln, Abraham 1809-1865 Assassination attempt, 1861 Presidents Assassination attempts United States Baltimore (Md.) History Civil War, 1861-1865 |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | E 457.4 .S73 2014 | 30775305507577 | General Collection | Available | - |
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