{"product_id":"the-lincoln-conspiracy-the-secret-plot-to-kill-americas-16th-president-and-why-it-failed-9781250805898","title":"The Lincoln Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill America's 16th President--And Why It Failed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Meltzer and Josh Mensch, the bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eThe First Conspiracy, \u003c\/i\u003e which covers the secret plot against George Washington, now turn their attention to a little-known, but true story about a failed assassination attempt on the sixteenth president in \u003ci\u003eThe Lincoln Conspiracy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEveryone knows the story of Abraham Lincoln's assassination in 1865, but few are aware of the original conspiracy to kill him four years earlier in 1861, literally on his way to Washington, D.C., for his first inauguration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe conspirators were part of a white supremacist secret society that didn't want an abolitionist in the White House. They planned an elaborate scheme to assassinate the President-elect in Baltimore as Lincoln's inauguration train passed through, en route to the nation's capital. The plot was investigated by famed detective Allan Pinkerton, who infiltrated the group with undercover agents, including Kate Warne, one of the first female private detectives in America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHad the assassination succeeded, there would have been no Lincoln Presidency and the course of the Civil War and American history would have forever been altered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11781673\"\u003eBrad Meltzer\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11743484\"\u003eJosh Mensch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Flatiron Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250805898\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250805899\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO011000\"\u003ePresidents \u0026amp; Heads of State\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036050\"\u003eUnited States | Civil War Period (1850-1877)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036040\"\u003eUnited States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRAD MELTZER\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Escape Artist, The Inner Circle, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other bestselling thrillers, as well as the Ordinary People Change the World series. He is also the host of the History Channel TV shows Brad Meltzer's Decoded and Brad Meltzer's Lost History\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e which he used to help find the missing 9\/11 flag that the firefighters raised at Ground Zero. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOSH MENSCH\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and documentary television producer with a focus on American history and culture. He is coauthor with Brad Meltzer of \u003ci\u003eThe First Conspiracy: the Secret Plot to Kill George Washington\u003c\/i\u003e. For television he has written, directed, and been a showrunner on nonfiction series for PBS, the History Channel, National Geographic, and other networks. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and children.","brand":"Flatiron Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43832870273163,"sku":"9781250805898","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_74c36b42-d6b2-4d28-a34e-f125192c25da.jpg?v=1755625181","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/the-lincoln-conspiracy-the-secret-plot-to-kill-americas-16th-president-and-why-it-failed-9781250805898","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}