The Hour of Peril : : the Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War

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Call Number: 973.709 St
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Long, narrow boxes -- 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 -- 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 ; Whitewash ; The music agent ; A few determined men ; An assault of some kind ; The assassin's knife -- The martyr and the scapegoat. The flight of Abraham ; The hour of peril ; Some very tall swearing ; An infamous lie.
Two-time Edgar award-winning author Daniel Stashower uncovers the riveting true story of the "Baltimore Plot," an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War.

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Lincoln and the USA saved in 1861. submitted by mickstewart on August 25, 2013, 11:09am It is a credible description of a well known but not deeply known episode of great importance. Well written, engaging book. Excellent narrative. Character revelations of famous people (Alan Pinkerton, Abraham Lincoln, et.al.). In depth description of Kate Warne, the extraordinary female operative who merits a book of her own.
I strongly recommend this excellent book.