The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed
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"Everyone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865, but few are aware of the original conspiracy to kill him four years earlier in 1861, literally on his way to Washington, D.C., for his first inauguration. The conspirators were part of a pro-Southern secret society that didn't want an antislavery President in the White House. They planned an elaborate scheme to assassinate the brand new President in Baltimore as Lincoln's inauguration train passed through en route to the Capitol. The plot was investigated by famed detective Allan Pinkerton, who infiltrated the group with undercover agents, including one of the first female private detectives in America"--
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Meltzer, B. (20200505). The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed . Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meltzer, Brad. 20200505. The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed. Flatiron Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Meltzer, Brad. The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed Flatiron Books, 20200505.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Meltzer, Brad. The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed Flatiron Books, 20200505.
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