After his assassination in 1865, Abraham Lincoln was laid to rest in Springfield, Illinois. Most people know the story of Lincoln's murder as it shocked the nation after the Civil War. However, Lincoln's body was nearly stolen not once but twice, and this is the true story of that crime. I enjoyed Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James Swanson and was looking forward to a narrative nonfiction book like it. This was not as fast-paced as Chasing Lincoln's Killer, but it does pick up when it gets to the actual crime. The motive for the crime was important but seemed to take up a lot of the story. It was interesting to learn about the problems with counterfeiting in Civil War America and the start of the Secret Service, but the story of the actual crime was the major highlight of the book. If you are willing to stick it out, you will be rewarded with an interesting slice of history.
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