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Protecting President Lincoln : the security effort, the thwarted plots, and the disaster at Ford's Theatre / Frederick Hatch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hatch, Frederick, 1945-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- United States. Secret Service.
- Assassination.
- Presidents--Protection--United States--History--19th century.
- Presidents.
- Assassination--United States--History--19th century.
- United States. Secret Service--History--19th century.
- United States.
- Secret service--United States--History--19th century.
- Secret service.
- History.
- Presidents--Protection.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 200 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2011]
- Summary:
- "Because Abraham Lincoln's life ended with John Wilkes Booth's assassination plot, the president's protection has come under extreme scrutiny, with many considering it flawed, inadequate, or completely lacking. By providing the first thorough exploration of the security surrounding Lincoln, this intriguing study offers new insight into this long-running issue"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- National crisis
- President elect
- Inauguration-1861
- Protecting President Lincoln
- Presidential health
- Reelection
- Confederate Secret Service
- John Wilkes Booth
- Conspiracy
- A night of horrors
- Cause of death
- The missing guard
- The hand of the avenger
- The long good-bye
- Rest in peace
- Aftermath.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780786463626
- 0786463627
- OCLC:
- 751250055
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