The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed

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The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed
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The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed - Paperback

The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed - Paperback

by Brad Meltzer , Josh Mensch
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by Brad Meltzer (Author), Josh Mensch (Author)

Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, the bestselling authors of The First Conspiracy, which covers the secret plot against George Washington, now turn their attention to a little-known, but true story about a failed assassination attempt on the sixteenth president in The Lincoln Conspiracy.

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 white supremacist secret society that didn't want an abolitionist in the White House. They planned an elaborate scheme to assassinate the President-elect in Baltimore as Lincoln's inauguration train passed through, en route to the nation's capital. The plot was investigated by famed detective Allan Pinkerton, who infiltrated the group with undercover agents, including Kate Warne, one of the first female private detectives in America.

Had the assassination succeeded, there would have been no Lincoln Presidency and the course of the Civil War and American history would have forever been altered.

Author Biography

BRAD MELTZER is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Escape Artist, The Inner Circle, and many other bestselling thrillers, as well as the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the History Channel TV shows Brad Meltzer's Decoded and Brad Meltzer's Lost History, which he used to help find the missing 9/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero.

JOSH MENSCH is a New York Times bestselling author and documentary television producer with a focus on American history and culture. He is coauthor with Brad Meltzer of The First Conspiracy: the Secret Plot to Kill George Washington. For television he has written, directed, and been a showrunner on nonfiction series for PBS, the History Channel, National Geographic, and other networks. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and children.
Number of Pages: 448
Dimensions: 1.3 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN
Publication Date: May 04, 2021
ISBN9781250805898
Author Brad Meltzer , Josh Mensch
PublisherFlatiron Books
GenreBiography and History
FormatPaperback
PublishedMay 2021
LanguageENG- English
Pages448
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Josh Mensch
BRAD MELTZER is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Lightning Rod, The Escape Artist, and eleven other bestselling thrillers, as well as the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the History Channel TV shows Brad Meltzer's Decoded and Brad Meltzer's Lost History, which he used to help find the missing 9/11 flag that firefighters raised at Ground Zero. JOSH MENSCH is a New York Times bestselling author and documentary television producer with a focus on American history. He is coauthor with Brad Meltzer of The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington and The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--and Why It Failed. For television he has written, directed, and produced nonfiction series for PBS, the History Channel, and other networks. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his family.

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