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2013•368 pages•Published•ENG•User Reviews

The hour of peril

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In February of 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a "clear and fully matured" threat of assassination as he traveled by train from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration. Over a period of thirteen days the legendary detective Allan Pinkerton worked feverishly to detect and thwart the plot, assisted by a captivating young widow named Kate Warne, America's first female private eye.

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PresidentsAssassination attempt, 1861Assassination attemptsHistoryLarge type booksNew York Times reviewedBaltimore (md.), historyLincoln, abraham, 1809-1865United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865

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First Published

2013

Pages

368 pages

Rating

4.0 / 5

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1

Editions

4

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Brand: Macmillan Audio

Language

ENG

Status

Published

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