Murder on the Baltimore Express the plot to keep Abraham Lincoln from becoming president
"In February 1861 newly elected President Abraham Lincoln set out on a triumphant 2,000 mile cross-country railroad trip that would take him to his inauguration in Washington, D.C. At the same time, a band of fanatic southern Confederate sympathizers decided to stop Lincoln from reaching Washington...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books,
[2021]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- "What does anyone want to harm me for?"
- Mr. Pinkerton takes the case
- A visit to mobtown
- "I bid you an affectionate farewell."
- "Both sexes and all ages are for war."
- Gone!
- "I would like to tell you, but I dare not."
- Waiting for news
- Decisions
- "Lincoln shall die in this city."
- "There is no crisis."
- A sitting duck
- "Our separation from the old union is complete."
- A clear-cut sign of trouble
- Eight red cards
- A message for Mr. Judd
- Ten-to-one odds
- "Find Mr. Lincoln."
- "I fully appreciate these suggestions."
- "I shall think it over carefully."
- So what could go wrong?
- "One of the thousand threats against you."
- The mob wants blood
- "What is your own judgment upon this matter?"
- "Where is nuts?"
- Dread and danger
- "Highly important news."
- The president speaks
- "If this must be done, I must do it."
- "Forever free".
