The hour of peril
Subtitle: the secret plot to murder Lincoln before the Civil War
By: Daniel Stashower
Series: Thorndike Press large print nonfiction; Thorndike Press large print nonfiction series
Publisher: Thorndike Press; Gale, Cengage Learning
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Waterville, Me; Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 673
ISBN-13: 9781410456311
Subjects: Presidents; Assassination attempt, 1861; Assassination attempts; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Minotaur, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references.