{"product_id":"abraham-lincoln-nicholas-l-vulich-9781492362487","title":"Abraham Lincoln: The Baltimore Plot","description":"February 11, 1861 was cloudy, and cool. A light rain was falling. President-elect Abraham Lincoln and his family boarded the train at the Great Western Depot in Springfield, Illinois. Their destination was Washington, DC, where Lincoln was to be inaugurated on March 4th. Along the way, the Presidential train was scheduled to stop in numerous cities and towns to allow Lincoln to meet with the people who elected him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Baltimore, Detective Allan Pinkerton, was investigating an alleged plot to blow up bridges and ferries along the route of the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad. \u003ci\u003eOn February 10th, his operatives caught wind of a plot to assassinate the President-elect on his passage through Baltimore.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePinkerton was up to the challenge, and determined to uncover the details of the plot, and get the information to Lincoln before it was too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the same time, \u003cb\u003eWashington City was rife with rumors.\u003c\/b\u003e It was said, that people were going to upend the railroad tracks, blow up the public buildings, seize the city, kidnap President Buchanan, and kill President-elect Lincoln. Earlier in February the Committee of Five was assembled to investigate the rumors, and get to the bottom of it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeneral Winfield Scott was charged with defending the Capital city, and had for several months been receiving letters loaded with \u003cb\u003erumors of conspiracies, and plots about assassination attempts against Lincoln, Buchanan, and himself.\u003c\/b\u003e As a result of these threats, General Scott, together, with Senator William H. Seward, asked New York Police Superintendent John A. Kennedy to investigate the situation in Baltimore, and to determine if it was safe for Lincoln to pass through. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith less that twelve days until Lincoln was scheduled to pass through Baltimore, the race was on, to determine whether he could make a safe passage, or not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead the book.\u003c\/b\u003e Learn the exciting details of the Baltimore Plot, and decide for yourself whether Lincoln's life was ever actually in danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicholas L. Vulich\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1492362484\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781492362487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.12d","brand":"Nicholas L. Vulich","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44450152939775,"sku":"9781492362487","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efe31cfc-e69a-42ac-81f3-308268735eaf.jpg?v=1698503084","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/abraham-lincoln-nicholas-l-vulich-9781492362487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}