{"product_id":"lincolns-counterfeiters-andrea-nolen-9781467157087","title":"Lincoln's Counterfeiters: The Wisconsin Gang That Funded the Union and Started the Chicago Mob","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA captivating tale of corruption and crime\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn need of cash to finance the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln turned to the nation's leading counterfeiters, including a band of enterprising criminals based in Monroe, Wisconsin. Operating under the nose of Allan Pinkerton, the Bonelatta Gang worked alongside the Kentucky Colony, who formed Chicago's corrupt Democratic Machine and nurtured the Levee Lords all the way down to Al Capone. Even Salmon P. Chase helped this ring of Monroe crooks, but this did not stop the Secret Service from throwing them under the bus when Republican scandals became too hot for President Grant to handle. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian and Monroe native Andrea Nolen unfolds this fascinating and little-known story of an obscure gang in rural Wisconsin that helped birth not only the Chicago mob but also the Ziegfeld Follies and the New Age Movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Nolen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1467157082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467157087\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Andrea Nolen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906775634175,"sku":"9781467157087","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4f6bfee-d71c-4c38-a59f-0d40fc3a68b1.jpg?v=1748771386","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lincolns-counterfeiters-andrea-nolen-9781467157087","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}