The Lincoln Conspiracy

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Schick Sunn Classic Books, 1977 - California - 320 pages
The kidnap plot. March 16, 1865. On a deserted stretch of road, six men waited for the arrival of President Lincoln's carriage. Their objective: to kidnap the President. Their leader: John Wilkes Booth. And so began weeks of terror as Booth and his companions desperately tried to abduct the President. They would fail on six separate occasions. Then mysteriously on the night of April 14, Booth would succeed -- but with a new plan! He would murder Abraham Lincoln. Did Booth, the President's assassin, act alone or was he a pawn of higher-ups? Was the man shot at Garrett's farm and identified as John Wilkes Booth actually Booth or a substitute? Why was the existence of Booth's diary hidden until long after the famous 1865 conspiracy trial, and when revealed, why had 18 pages been cut? Who removed those 18 pages, and when? A surprising collection of newly discovered, unpublished, historical documents answers these and many more questions, solving the most famous political assassination mystery in American history. - Flyleaf.

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Behind the Lincoln Conspiracy 1 The Dahlgren Raid 2 Planters Plot a Kidnap 26 3 Two More Kidnap Plots 41 9 12 17 Pursuers Close In 4 The Mon...
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If at First You Dont Succeed
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Wars End Makes Desperate
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