The hour of peril

In February of 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a "clear and fully matured" threat of assassination as he traveled by train from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration. Over a period of thirteen days the legendary detective Allan Pinkerton worked feverishly to detect and thwart the plot, assisted by a captivating young widow named Kate Warne, America's first female private eye.

Year

2013

Language

English

Series

Thorndike Press large print nonfiction

Publisher

Thorndike Press

Editions

5

Pages

673

ISBN

9781410456311

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