The Hour of Peril

The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War

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Published Jan. 29, 2013 by Macmillan Audio, Brand: Macmillan Audio.

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978-1-4272-2923-6
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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.

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