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Stealing Lincoln's Body

Name: Stealing Lincoln's Body
Released: 2009
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 8.1

📅 2009 ⭐ 8.1 🕐 1h 31m

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Documentary History

A band of Chicago counterfeiters hatched a plot to steal the President's body from its tomb outside Springfield, Illinois, and hold it for a ransom of $200,000. The story shows how important this beloved President remained to a public so unprepared for his violent death in 1865.

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