The Baltimore Plot: The First Conspiracy to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln - Couverture rigide

Kline, Michael

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1594160716 ISBN 13 : 9781594160714

Editeur : Westholme Publishing, U.S., 2009

Synopsis

In January 1861, Abraham Lincoln's private train steamed from Illinois to Washington, D.C., where he would be inaugurated as the sixteenth President. However, in Baltimore, a group of Confederate conspirators had formed a plot to assassinate the President-in-waiting when his train made its final stop before Washington.When legendary detective Allan Pinkerton got wind of the plot, he advised Lincoln to remain hidden for the remainder of the journey while he conducted an investigation. However, the case was never brought to trial, leading Lincoln to be ridiculed in the press for 'cowardice' - because of which, he vowed never to hide in public again. A promise which, four years later when he sat in full view in the balcony of Ford's Theatre, would cost him his life.

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À propos de l'auteur

Michael Kline is a successful attorney and an avid history buff.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Westholme Publishing, U.S.
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1594160716
• ISBN 13: 9781594160714
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible