Books In the Middle Podcast

Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin. (Nonfiction)

December 30, 2020 Tasha Squires
Books In the Middle Podcast
Lincoln’s Grave Robbers by Steve Sheinkin. (Nonfiction)
Show Notes

Lincoln’s Grave Robbers     by Steve Sheinkin

Who would have thought counterfeiters would want Lincoln’s body? His dead body that is. What would they stand to gain by robbing Lincoln’s tomb in Springfield, IL in 1876? Turns out, a lot. A lot of money, real and fake. Did you know that during the Civil War, half of all money in circulation was fake? Some people were really good at making counterfeit money, and others not so good. So the government, realizing if people couldn’t trust the money in their pockets, there would be no economy, created the Secret Service. Yes, the Secret Service was first created to root out counterfeiters, or coney men, as they were known.

Recommended for grades 6 and up.