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Lincoln's Grave Robbers

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ISBN-10: 0545405718

ISBN-13: 9780545405713

Edition: N/A

Authors: Steve Sheinkin

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A true crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body. Now available in paperback!The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd --and $200,000 in cash. From here, the action alternates between the…    
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Book details

List price: $6.99
Publisher: Scholastic, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/29/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.440
Language: English

Steven Sheinkin has been writing history textbooks for years. A meticulous researcher an documenter, he is also a former teacher, and knows well how to grab a young readers’ interest and hold it. Steve Sheinkin lives in Brooklyn, NY.