Title: The hour of peril
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.
Subjects: Presidents, Assassination attempt, 1861, Assassination attempts, History, Large type books, New York Times reviewed, Baltimore (md.), history, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865
Places: United States, Baltimore (Md.)
People: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865