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A review by exurbanis
The Hour of Peril: The Secret Plot to Murder Lincoln Before the Civil War by Daniel Stashower
4.0
(Narrative Nonfiction, Historical, American)
When we think of Lincoln and an assassination attempt, we no doubt think of Ford’s Theatre on April 15, 1865.
This book tells of police work that purportedly uncovered a plot to kill Lincoln in Baltimore in February 1861. Based on evidence, the law agencies were able to convince the President to change his train route and, as we know, he was not murdered then.
I’m not American so it takes a really good book to draw me into an isolated incident in US history. This well-written account kept my interest throughout.
4 stars
When we think of Lincoln and an assassination attempt, we no doubt think of Ford’s Theatre on April 15, 1865.
This book tells of police work that purportedly uncovered a plot to kill Lincoln in Baltimore in February 1861. Based on evidence, the law agencies were able to convince the President to change his train route and, as we know, he was not murdered then.
I’m not American so it takes a really good book to draw me into an isolated incident in US history. This well-written account kept my interest throughout.
4 stars