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American History Tellers

The Cold War, Prohibition, the Gold Rush, the Space Race. Every part of your life - the words you speak, the ideas you share - can be traced to our history, but how well do you really know the stories that made America? We'll take you to the events, the times and the people that shaped our nation. A...

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Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster cover

Get Capone

Jonathan Eig

Mentioned 5 months ago

St. Valentines Day Massacre | Public Enemy No. 1 | 2

The speaker mentioned this book as further reading to explore Capone's ultimate downfall with the author.

In our next episode, we'll explore Capone's ultimate downfall with Jonathan Eig, author of Get Capone, the secret plot that captured America's most wanted gangster.

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Al Capone: His Life, Legacy, and Legend cover

Al Capone

Deirdre Bair

Mentioned 5 months ago

St. Valentines Day Massacre | Public Enemy No. 1 | 2

This book was recommended for listeners who wanted to learn more about Al Capone and the Chicago Gang Wars.

If you'd like to learn more about Al Capone and the Chicago Gang Wars, we recommend Al Capone, The Life, Legacy, and Legend by Deidre Baer, The St. Valentine's Day massacre by William J. Helmer and Arthur J. Billick, and Murder and Mayhem on Chicago's North Side by Troy Taylor.

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The St. Valentine's Day Massacre: The Untold Story of the Gangland Bloodbath That Brought Down Al Capone cover

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre

William J. Helmer

Mentioned 5 months ago

St. Valentines Day Massacre | Public Enemy No. 1 | 2

This book, co-authored by William J. Helmer and Arthur J. Billick, was suggested for further reading on the topic of the massacre.

If you'd like to learn more about Al Capone and the Chicago Gang Wars, we recommend Al Capone, The Life, Legacy, and Legend by Deidre Baer, The St. Valentine's Day massacre by William J. Helmer and Arthur J. Billick, and Murder and Mayhem on Chicago's North Side by Troy Taylor.

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Murder & Mayhem on Chicago's North Side

Troy Taylor

Mentioned 5 months ago

St. Valentines Day Massacre | Public Enemy No. 1 | 2

Troy Taylor's book about Chicago's North Side crime was suggested as recommended listening for those interested in the subject.

If you'd like to learn more about Al Capone and the Chicago Gang Wars, we recommend Al Capone, The Life, Legacy, and Legend by Deidre Baer, The St. Valentine's Day massacre by William J. Helmer and Arthur J. Billick, and Murder and Mayhem on Chicago's North Side by Troy Taylor.

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This Land Is Their Land: The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving cover

This Land Is Their Land

David J. Silverman

Mentioned 7 months ago

The Mayflower | The Thanksgiving Myth | 5

The author wrote this book to place Wampanoag people at the center of the history of the first Thanksgiving and connect that history to their long-term struggles with colonialism. He also intended the book to be accessible to secondary teachers to reach millions of students with a more accurate history.

He's the author of This Land is Their Land, The Wampanoag Indians, Plymouth Colony, and the Troubled History of Thanksgiving.

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Thundersticks: Firearms and the Violent Transformation of Native America cover

Thundersticks

David J. Silverman

Mentioned 7 months ago

The Mayflower | The Thanksgiving Myth | 5

This book was mentioned as another work by David Silverman that listeners might want to check out after the interview.

You may also want to check out another of his books, Thundersticks, Firearms, and the Violent Transformation of Native America.

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Of Plymouth Plantation (Illustrated): In Modern English cover

Of Plymouth Plantation (Illustrated)

William Bradford

Mentioned 7 months ago

The Mayflower | Cutthroats | 4

William Bradford wrote this detailed history of the colony's early years between 1630 and 1652, hoping it would educate younger generations about the community's founding ideals. The manuscript was lost in 1777 amidst the American Revolution but was rediscovered in the Bishop of London's library in 1855, sparking a pilgrim craze in the North.

And thus was this poor church left, like an ancient mother, grown old and forsaken of her children. She that had made many rich became herself poor.

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The Origin of Species

Charles Darwin

Mentioned 7 months ago

History Daily: Darwin’s Origin of Species

This transformative book introduced Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection to the world on November 24, 1859. The publisher initially agreed to print it without even reading the manuscript due to Darwin's secrecy, though sales proved to be impressive immediately upon release. The book was controversial because it suggested evolution occurred without a creator and included humans as just another species subject to evolutionary pressures.

On the Origin of Species, by means of natural selection or the preservation of favored races in the struggle for life.

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Secrets of Divine Love: A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of Islam (Studying Qur'an & Hadith) cover

Secrets of Divine Love

A. Helwa

Mentioned 7 months ago

History Daily: Darwin’s Origin of Species

A man stumbled upon this book in a library looking for answers and it led him into a world of radicalism and eventually to joining Al-Qaeda. The towering, ginger-haired Dane did not know that moment would change his life.

One afternoon, he stumbles into a library looking for answers. He finds them in the form of a book about Islam.

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Tombstone: The Earp Brothers, Doc Holliday, and the Vendetta Ride from Hell (Frontier Lawmen) cover

Tombstone

Tom Clavin

Mentioned 8 months ago

Shootout at the O.K. Corral | Vendetta | 4

This book focusing on Tombstone was suggested for further reading on the subject.

Tombstone by Tom Clavin

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The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral-And How It Changed the American West cover

The Last Gunfight

Jeff Guinn

Mentioned 8 months ago

Shootout at the O.K. Corral | Vendetta | 4

This book about Tombstone was recommended for listeners who wanted to learn more about the area.

we recommend The Last Gunfight by Jeff Gwynn

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Ride the Devil's Herd: Wyatt Earp's Epic Battle Against the West's Biggest Outlaw Gang cover

Ride the Devil's Herd

John Boessenecker

Mentioned 8 months ago

Shootout at the O.K. Corral | Vendetta | 4

This publication was recommended for listeners interested in learning more about the events discussed.

and Ride the Devil's Herd by John Bozenegger.

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The Hidden History of the White House: Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers: An Immersive Exploration of Unseen American History, ... and Perspectives from the White House Cover

Corey Mead

The Hidden History of the White House

Presented by the Hit Podcast American History Tellers

This new book, inspired by the podcast, covered fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, and shocking scandals within the White House, available in hardcover or digital edition.

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Inspired by the hit podcast, American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.

— Episode: Lewis and Clark | The Long Way Home | 3

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This new book, inspired by the podcast, covered fierce power struggles, world-altering decisions, and shocking scandals within the White House, available in hardcover or digital edition.

"

Inspired by the hit podcast, American History Tellers, Wondery and William Morrow present the new book, The Hidden History of the White House.

Order The Hidden History of the White House now in hardcover or digital edition wherever you get your books.

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Carolyn Gilman

Lewis and Clark

Across the Divide

This book, along with "Undaunted Courage," was recommended for listeners interested in learning more details about the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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If you'd like to learn more about Lewis and Clark's expedition, we recommend Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose and Lewis and Clark Across the Divide by Carolyn Gil...

— Episode: Lewis and Clark | Across the Rockies | 2

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This book, along with "Undaunted Courage," was recommended for listeners interested in learning more details about the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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If you'd like to learn more about Lewis and Clark's expedition, we recommend Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose and Lewis and Clark Across the Divide by Carolyn Gilman.

Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West: Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening Cover

Stephen E. Ambrose

Undaunted Courage

Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson and the Opening of the American West

This book about Lewis and Clark's expedition was recommended to listeners who wanted to learn more about the journey.

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If you'd like to learn more about Lewis and Clark's expedition, we recommend Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose

— Episode: Lewis and Clark | Into the Wild | 1

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This book about Lewis and Clark's expedition was recommended to listeners who wanted to learn more about the journey.

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If you'd like to learn more about Lewis and Clark's expedition, we recommend Undaunted Courage by Stephen Ambrose

The C. S. Lewis Signature Classics (Gift Edition): An Anthology of 8 C. S. Lewis Titles: Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, Miracles, The Great ... The Abolition of Man, and The Four Loves Cover

C. S. Lewis

The C. S. Lewis Signature Classics (Gift Edition)

An Anthology of 8 C. S. Lewis Titles

This book about Lewis and Clark's expedition was recommended to listeners who wanted to learn more about the journey.

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and Lewis & Clark, Across the Divide by Carolyn Gilman.

— Episode: Lewis and Clark | Into the Wild | 1

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This book about Lewis and Clark's expedition was recommended to listeners who wanted to learn more about the journey.

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and Lewis & Clark, Across the Divide by Carolyn Gilman.

Picturing Political Power: Images in the Women’s Suffrage Movement Cover

Allison K. Lange

Picturing Political Power

Images in the Women’s Suffrage Movement

This book, authored by guest Dr. Allison Lange, explored how visual imagery shaped the battle for women's suffrage and how images create ideas that influence perceptions of political power. It focused on the strategies suffragists used through images like portraits and cartoons to argue for their cause.

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In your book, Picturing Political Power, you say images can explain ideas in ways that words cannot.

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This book, authored by guest Dr. Allison Lange, explored how visual imagery shaped the battle for women's suffrage and how images create ideas that influence perceptions of political power. It focused on the strategies suffragists used through images like portraits and cartoons to argue for their cause.

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In your book, Picturing Political Power, you say images can explain ideas in ways that words cannot.

She's the author of the book Picturing Political Power, Images in the Woman's Suffrage Movement.

One of the things that this book is trying to correct is the idea that these photographs and cartoons and things are not just kind of representations of the past. They were actually making an argument in their own time.

History Of Woman Suffrage Vol 1 Cover

And Matilda Joslyn Gage Ed. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Susan B. Anthony

History Of Woman Suffrage Vol 1

This was a long series of volumes, each about 1,000 pages, published between 1881 and 1922, which served as a foundational text for the suffrage movement's story. Significantly, no women of color were included in this series, which resulted in them being marginalized in historical accounts for a long time.

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Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and many others worked on a book called The History of Women's Suffrage, which was actually a long series, volumes that were 1,000 pages each, published betwee...

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Portrai...

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This was a long series of volumes, each about 1,000 pages, published between 1881 and 1922, which served as a foundational text for the suffrage movement's story. Significantly, no women of color were included in this series, which resulted in them being marginalized in historical accounts for a long time.

"

Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and many others worked on a book called The History of Women's Suffrage, which was actually a long series, volumes that were 1,000 pages each, published between 1881 and 1922.

No women of color are included in the History of Women's Suffrage series.

Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote Cover

Ellen Carol DuBois

Suffrage

Women's Long Battle for the Vote

This book about the women's long battle for the vote was recommended to listeners wanting to learn more about the suffrage movement.

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If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carroll DuBois

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | The 19t...

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This book about the women's long battle for the vote was recommended to listeners wanting to learn more about the suffrage movement.

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If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carroll DuBois

Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote Cover

Ellen Carol DuBois

Suffrage

Women's Long Battle for the Vote

This book was recommended to listeners who wished to learn more about the suffrage movement after the episode concluded.

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If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Alan Carroll DuBois,

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Silent...

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This book was recommended to listeners who wished to learn more about the suffrage movement after the episode concluded.

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If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Alan Carroll DuBois,

Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All Cover

Martha S. Jones

Vanguard

How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All

This book was recommended to listeners who wished to learn more about the suffrage movement after the episode concluded.

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and Vanguard, How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones.

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Silent...

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This book was recommended to listeners who wished to learn more about the suffrage movement after the episode concluded.

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and Vanguard, How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones.

NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Hardcover, Full-Color: Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation Cover

Thomas Nelson

NIV, The Woman's Study Bible, Hardcover, Full-Color

Receiving God's Truth for Balance, Hope, and Transformation

This controversial bestseller was published in 1896 and attacked the Christian Bible for portraying women as inferior to men.

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Have you seen the new book by Elizabeth Cady Stanton? It's very interesting. She criticizes biblical teachings that paint women as subservient to men.

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Passing...

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This controversial bestseller was published in 1896 and attacked the Christian Bible for portraying women as inferior to men.

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Have you seen the new book by Elizabeth Cady Stanton? It's very interesting. She criticizes biblical teachings that paint women as subservient to men.

In 1896, Elizabeth Cady Stanton published a controversial bestseller called The Woman's Bible, which attacked the Christian Bible for portraying women as inferior to men.

Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote Cover

Ellen Carol DuBois

Suffrage

Women's Long Battle for the Vote

This book was recommended for listeners wanting to learn more about the suffrage movement.

"

If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carol DuBois

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Passing...

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Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Passing the Torch...

This book was recommended for listeners wanting to learn more about the suffrage movement.

"

If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carol DuBois

Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote Cover

Ellen Carol DuBois

Suffrage

Women's Long Battle for the Vote

This book was recommended by the podcast host for listeners who wanted to learn more about the suffrage movement.

"

If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carroll Du Bois

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | The Tri...

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This book was recommended by the podcast host for listeners who wanted to learn more about the suffrage movement.

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If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carroll Du Bois

Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All Cover

Martha S. Jones

Vanguard

How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All

This book was recommended for listeners interested in learning more about the suffrage movement, particularly focusing on the role of Black women.

"

and Vanguard, How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones.

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | The Tri...

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This book was recommended for listeners interested in learning more about the suffrage movement, particularly focusing on the role of Black women.

"

and Vanguard, How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones.

Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All Cover

Martha S. Jones

Vanguard

How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All

This book was recommended for listeners wanting to learn more about the suffrage movement, specifically concerning Black women.

"

and Vanguard, How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote for All by Martha S. Jones.

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Passing...

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This book was recommended for listeners wanting to learn more about the suffrage movement, specifically concerning Black women.

"

and Vanguard, How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote for All by Martha S. Jones.

Suffrage: Women's Long Battle for the Vote Cover

Ellen Carol DuBois

Suffrage

Women's Long Battle for the Vote

This book was recommended by the host as further reading for listeners interested in the suffrage movement.

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If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carol DuBois

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Created...

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This book was recommended by the host as further reading for listeners interested in the suffrage movement.

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If you'd like to learn more about the Suffrage movement, we recommend Suffrage, Women's Long Battle for the Vote by Ellen Carol DuBois

Vanguard: How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All Cover

Martha S. Jones

Vanguard

How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All

This book was recommended by the host as further reading for listeners interested in the suffrage movement, particularly focusing on black women's role.

"

and Vanguard, How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones.

— Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Created...

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Episode: The Fight for Women's Suffrage | Created Equal | 1

This book was recommended by the host as further reading for listeners interested in the suffrage movement, particularly focusing on black women's role.

"

and Vanguard, How Black Women Broke Barriers, Won the Vote, and Insisted on Equality for All by Martha S. Jones.

Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus) Cover

Steve Sheinkin

Lincoln's Grave Robbers (Scholastic Focus)

This book was recommended by the host for listeners who wanted to learn more about the plot to steal Lincoln's body.

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If you'd like to learn more about the plot to steal Lincoln's body, we recommend Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Schenken and Stealing Lincoln's Body by Thomas Crawwell.

— Episode: The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The M...

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Episode: The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Manhunt | 3

This book was recommended by the host for listeners who wanted to learn more about the plot to steal Lincoln's body.

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If you'd like to learn more about the plot to steal Lincoln's body, we recommend Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Schenken and Stealing Lincoln's Body by Thomas Crawwell.

Stealing Lincoln's Body Cover

Thomas J. Craughwell

Stealing Lincoln's Body

This book was recommended by the host for listeners who wanted to learn more about the plot to steal Lincoln's body.

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If you'd like to learn more about the plot to steal Lincoln's body, we recommend Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Schenken and Stealing Lincoln's Body by Thomas Crawwell.

— Episode: The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The M...

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Episode: The Plot to Steal Lincoln's Body | The Manhunt | 3

This book was recommended by the host for listeners who wanted to learn more about the plot to steal Lincoln's body.

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If you'd like to learn more about the plot to steal Lincoln's body, we recommend Lincoln's Grave Robbers by Steve Schenken and Stealing Lincoln's Body by Thomas Crawwell.

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