Bomb (Graphic Novel)

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights

Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War

Impossible Escape

Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team

The Strange Message in the Parchment

The ShortWave Mystery

The Mystery of the Nervous Lion

In the midst of the Civil War, a group of daring thieves hatched a plan to steal Abraham Lincoln's body from its tomb in Springfield, Illinois, and hold it for ransom. The thieves were not just ordinary criminals, but a group of Confederate sympathizers who hoped to use the theft to finance their cause and to damage the North's morale. The plan was to dig a tunnel under the tomb, enter through a ventilation shaft, and make off with the body. But the tomb was guarded by a group of soldiers, and the thieves were not prepared for the unexpected obstacles they faced. The story of the attempted theft of Lincoln's body is a thrilling and little-known episode in American history, and Steve Sheinkin's narrative nonfiction account is a must-read for anyone interested in the Civil War, history, and true crime. The book includes a detailed author's note, a timeline, and source notes. 

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