Title: Lincoln's Grave Robbers
Description: A dramatic account of the 1875 attempt to steal the 16th president's body describes how a counterfeiting ring plotted to ransom Lincoln's body to secure the release of their imprisoned ringleader and how a fledgling Secret Service and an undercover agent conducted a daring election-night sting operation.
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE NONFICTION / People & Places / United States, Grave robbing, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Law & Crime, Presidents, United States. Secret Service, Tombs, Body snatching, United States, Cemeteries, Thieves, Tomb, Counterfeits and counterfeiting, Juvenile literature, History, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, juvenile literature, Crime, juvenile literature, Theft, Illinois, history, Illinois, juvenile literature, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, fiction, Children's fiction, Counterfeits and counterfeiting, fiction, United states, fiction