The Foiled Plot to Murder Abraham Lincoln in 1861 (Lincoln on the Verge)
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Ted Widmer, author of "Lincoln on the Verge," explains how President-Elect Abraham Lincoln and his handlers foiled a murder attempt in Baltimore, evacuating the city under the cover of night.
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