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The hour of peril, the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War, Daniel Stashower

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The hour of peril, the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War, Daniel Stashower

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-340) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The hour of peril

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

795172332

Responsibility statement

Daniel Stashower

Sub title

the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

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 ; A ingle red ballott ; 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

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