Murder on the Baltimore Express
The Plot to Keep Abraham Lincoln from Becoming President
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- 125,00 kr
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- 125,00 kr
Utgivarens beskrivning
Someone wants to murder Abraham Lincoln! This thrilling, true story reveals how a deadly plot to assassinate the President was discovered and how a daring detective whisked Lincoln to safety, changing the course of history.
Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best books of 2021 (#cplbest)!
"A perfect example of excellent narrative nonfiction and a must-have."--School Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW
"Interesting, well-researched, and very well done." --Kirkus Reviews
"As Jurmain points out in her thoroughly documented biographical thriller, it was a dangerous ride....The train ride that brought Lincoln home in 1865 has received more attention, but readers may find this one just as memorable."--Booklist
In February 1861, Abraham Lincoln set out on a triumphant 2,000 mile cross-country railroad trip that would take him from his home in Springfield, Illinois, to his Presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C. But danger was around the bend, as a band of fanatic southern Confederate sympathizers were desperate for Lincoln to die. Furious at the new president's desire to end slavery, they devised a plan. Lincoln would be murdered by an assassin's bullet in Baltimore. As rushing railway trains carried Abraham Lincoln towards disaster, Detective Allan Pinkerton sniffed out the plot-and he and his detective assistants hatched a daring plan of their own.
Dive into this incredibly fun and suspenseful true story and learn about Lincoln's great escape!
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Jurmain (Worst of Friends) returns with this suspenseful account of the Confederate plot to assassinate president-elect Abraham Lincoln in Baltimore en route to his inauguration. Deeming it "important to give the American people a chance to see him in person," Lincoln embarked on a 70-stop tour to introduce himself, beginning in Springfield, Ill., and ending at the nation's capital. But Lincoln became a seemingly easy target for Southern secessionists when newspapers published his travel schedule in detail. The book's tension relies on Jurmain's intricate account of Lincoln's trip, as he gets closer and closer to Baltimore and as a small but dedicated group attempts to learn the particulars of the assassination plot in order to thwart it. Jurmain profiles a memorable cast of characters, especially Lincoln himself, unruffled in the face of threat; Allan Pinkerton, the famed detective obsessed with tracking down the conspirators; and Kate Warne, a "vivacious and clever" pioneering female detective and spy. Basing her narrative on numerous primary sources, Jurmain's nonfiction thriller resonates by touching upon contemporary concerns, particularly deep-seated political prejudice and racial division. Ages 10–14.
