Author Thomas Craughwell tells the story of the attempted theft of the 16th president's remains on the eve the 1876 election in "Stealing Lincoln's Body." Several Chicago counterfeiters planned to hold Lincoln's corpse ransom in exchange for the release of a counterfeiting cohort who was imprisoned. Mr. Craughwell details how the plan was hatched and how it was foiled.
Where's the rest of it? I was transfixed by this show on the History Channel.
WBensburg 2 years ago
Ron Paul and Jesse Ventura - 2012
Lingerfoot 2 years ago
We read this book, it was great. My husband is an extra in the Hist Channel special of the book coming out on Feb 16. He 's one of the men (in a blue shirt) in the crypt scene returning the body.
MrBob3q4 3 years ago