Meltzer, Brad

Summary: "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...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Playaway, Call number: PA 973.7092 MEL

Wilber, Del Quentin.

Summary: A minute-by-minute account of the 1981 assassination attempt on the fortieth president reveals how close he came to dying, in a report that pays tribute to the individuals who saved his life and oversaw national security throughout the crisis.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2011

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 921 REAGAN, RONALD Wil

Meltzer, Brad

Summary: 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 President Lincoln. 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...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: CD 973.7092 MEL

Meltzer, Brad

Summary: "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 President Lincoln 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Flatiron Books 2020

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.7092 MEL

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 MEL

Stashower, Daniel.

Summary: Two-time Edgar award-winning author Daniel Stashower uncovers the riveting true story of the "Baltimore Plot," an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: MacMillan Audio 2013

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.7092 STA

Leonnig, Carol

Summary: "Carol Leonnig has been covering the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the gaffes and scandals that plague the agency today--from a toxic work culture to outdated equipment and training to the deep resentment among the ranks with the agency's leadership. But the Secret Service wasn't always so troubled. The Secret Service was born in 1865, in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2021

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 363.28 LEO

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.28 LEO

Stashower, Daniel.

Summary: Presents the true story of the "Baltimore Plot" conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War, tracing the efforts of detective Allan Pinkerton and private eye Kate Warne to identify and stop the would-be killers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Minotaur 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.7092 STA

Stashower, Daniel.

Summary: Presents the true story of the "Baltimore Plot" conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War, tracing the efforts of detective Allan Pinkerton and private eye Kate Warne to identify and stop the would-be killers.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2013

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Jurmain, Suzanne

Summary: "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 and taking office. Furious because the new president's desire to end slavery threatened their way...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Yellow Jacket, an imprint of Little Bee Books 2021

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.7092 JUR

Meltzer, Brad

Summary: In 1776, an elite group of soldiers were handpicked to serve as George Washington's bodyguards. Washington trusted them; relied on them. But unbeknownst to Washington, some of them were part of a treasonous plan. In the months leading up to the Revolutionary War, these traitorous soldiers, along with the Governor of New York William Tryon and Mayor David Mathews, launched a deadly plot against...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.4 MEL