Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus)

by Steve Sheinkin

Book Overview

A true crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body

The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0545405726
• ISBN13: 9780545405720
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9