It takes the average reader 4 hours and 52 minutes to read Stealing Lincoln's Body by Thomas J. CRAUGHWELL
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
On the night of the 1876 presidential election, a gang of counterfeiters attempted to steal the entombed embalmed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom. Craughwell returns to this bizarre, and largely forgotten, event with the first book to place the grave robbery in historical context. This rousing story of hapless con men, intrepid federal agents, and ordinary Springfield citizens offers an unusual glimpse into late-nineteenth-century America.
Stealing Lincoln's Body by Thomas J. CRAUGHWELL is 286 pages long, and a total of 73,216 words.
This makes it 97% the length of the average book. It also has 89% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Stealing Lincoln's Body aloud.
Stealing Lincoln's Body is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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