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"It's history that reads like a race-against-the-clock thriller." —Harlan CobenDaniel Stashower, the two-time Edgar award–winning author of The Beautiful Cigar Girl, uncovers the riveting true story of the "Baltimore Plot," an audacious conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the eve of the Civil War in THE HOUR OF PERIL.In February of 1861, just days before he assumed the presidency, Abraham Lincoln faced a "clear and fully-matured" threat of assassination as he traveled by train from Springfield to Washington for his inauguration. Over a period of thirteen days the legendary detective Allan Pinkerton worked feverishly to detect and thwart the plot, assisted by a captivating young widow named Kate Warne, America's first female private eye.As Lincoln's train rolled inexorably toward "the seat of danger," Pinkerton struggled to unravel the ever-changing details of the murder plot, even as he contended with the intractability of Lincoln and his advisors, who refused to believe that the danger was real. With time running out Pinkerton took a desperate gamble, staking Lincoln's life—and the future of the nation—on a "perilous feint" that seemed to offer the only chance that Lincoln would survive to become president. Shrouded in secrecy—and, later, mired in controversy—the story of the "Baltimore Plot" is one of the great untold tales of the Civil War era, and Stashower has crafted this spellbinding historical narrative with the pace and urgency of a race-against-the-clock thriller. A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2013 Winner of the 2014 Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Winner of the 2013 Agatha Award for Best Nonfiction Winner of the 2014 Anthony Award for Best Critical or Non-fiction Work Winner of the 2014 Macavity Award for Best Nonfiction

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The Midnight Special:What a page turner! Daniel Stashower's fast moving book covers a little known moment in America's past and is just what I look for in reading history: entertainment. As well as Lincoln's first brush with a political assassin, The Hour of Peril gives you a close up look at Allan Pinkerton's life and the birth of of his famous detective agency. From "rebel-rouser" in Scotland to a trouble-shooting handy man in rural America Pinkerton was quick to use his wits, as well as his fists, when it was time to help someone with a problem. Lincoln too was a man who wasn't afraid of controversy in his pursuit of an education or a political office. Neither man was one to back down in the face of danger. Put these two together in the same book and you have a recipe for excitement. Much as I hate to admit it, this was the first time I had ever heard of an early attempt on Lincoln's life and even though I knew he would survive to be sworn-in as president, the suspense was still there and once started this book was hard to put down. The main narrative follows president-elect Lincoln as he makes his way from Springfield, Illinois, via train, to Washington DC for his inauguration. Rather than a straight run from point A to point B, the train would meander through several eastern states, cross the Mason- Dixon Line, and stop a various cities along the way to give Lincoln a chance to meet the citizens and official dignitaries at each location. The last stop before DC was Baltimore, Maryland where Lincoln might face his harshest critics yet. With a possible political split between the northern and southern states looming in the Nation's future, the Maryland railway system was of strategic importance to both sides. Emotions were high in "The Monumental City", tempers flared and rumors ran rampant, this was no place for the faint of heart. Meanwhile, in Baltimore, Pinkerton was working undercover for companies like Adams Express and the Illinois Central Railroad. During the course of his investigations Pinkerton caught wind of a possible assassination plot to kill Lincoln. Now the race was on, Pinkerton was determined to find the source of the rumors and see Lincoln safely to Washington DC. Depending on who you talked to in the mid 1800's, Pinkerton was either a skilled detective or a hot headed muck-raker, either way Lincoln trusted him and, for the most part, went along with his plans. In his day, Pinkerton was criticized for some of his methods but he did establish many procedures for crime detection that are still in use today. At times he was a bit hard nosed and would do whatever it took to achieve his goals. If that meant stepping on a few toes, entrapping a suspect or sending his own people into danger, then that was the price you paid for law enforcement in 1861. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in early American history, I found it well written and engrossing with just a touch of "film noir". Should the reader take Stashower's conclusions as the last word on this subject? Probably not, but if you'r interested, The Hour of Peril will lead you on to other books and authors who may have a slightly different take on the plot to kill Lincoln and on Pinkerton's merits for good or ill. From what I could determine Stashower's research was right-on and he seemed to be good a covering both sides of any controversy. I had no technical or formatting problems with this Kindle edition.Last Ranger

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