Download or read book Lincoln s Grave Robbers Scholastic Focus written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true crime thriller -- the first book for teens to tell the nearly unknown tale of the brazen attempt to steal Abraham Lincoln's body. Reissued in Scholastic Focus, with an exciting new cover. The action begins in October of 1875, as Secret Service agents raid the Fulton, Illinois, workshop of master counterfeiter Ben Boyd. Soon after Boyd is hauled off to prison, members of his counterfeiting ring gather in the back room of a smoky Chicago saloon to discuss how to spring their ringleader. Their plan: grab Lincoln's body from its Springfield tomb, stash it in the sand dunes near Lake Michigan, and demand, as a ransom, the release of Ben Boyd -- and $200,000 in cash. From here, the action alternates between the conspirators, the Secret Service agents on their trail, and the undercover agent moving back and forth between them. Along the way readers get glimpses into the inner workings of counterfeiting, grave robbing, detective work, and the early days of the Secret Service. The plot moves toward a wild climax as robbers and lawmen converge at Lincoln's tomb on election night: November 7, 1876.A dynamic and thrilling tale from critically acclaimed author Steve Sheinkin.
Download or read book The Grave Robber s Secret written by Anna Myers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Philadelphia in the early 19th centry, Robby Hare's father forces him to help with an unthinkable task-robbing newly filled graves of their contents to sell to the medical college. Despite his interest in the doctor's research, Robby swears never to rob another grave, even if his mother relies on the money they bring in. When William Burke and his daughter, Martha, come to live at their boarding house, Robby's father becomes caught in a broader web of evil. Could his father and Burke be murdering people to provide bodies for medical science? Determined to expose their scheme, Robby must be brave enough to enter the graveyard one more time.
Download or read book Body Snatching written by Suzanne M. Shultz and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2005-02-24 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Also called "resurrectionists," body snatchers, were careful not to take anything from the grave but the body--stealing only the corpse was not considered a felony since the courts had already said that a dead body had no owner. ("Burking"--i.e., murder--was the alternative method of supplying "stiffs" to medical schools; it is covered here as well). This book recounts the practice of grave robbing for the medical education of American medical students and physicians during the late 1700s and 1800s in the US, why body snatching came about and how disinterment was done, and presents information on: efforts to prevent the practice, a group of professional grave robbers, and the European experience.
Download or read book Grave Robbing and Other Hobbies written by Jayce Carter and published by Totally Entwined Group (USA+CAD). This book was released on 2021-04-20 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A REVERSE HAREM PARANORMAL ROMANCE FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR JAYCE CARTER Book one in the Grave Concerns series Ghosts, corpses and four hot men—what's a girl to do? Abandoned at three—whose parents want a kid who sees ghosts?—I learned the world is quick to punish misfits. I try my best to be a normal, boring human, but the call of the supernatural just won't be ignored. When a stranger shows up on my doorstep in the middle of the night, it's no sexy tryst. Instead, I'm off to the graveyard, digging up the corpse of a murder victim at the demand of the local vampire coven—and that small felony is just the start. The spirit of the woman has gone missing—something that shouldn't be possible—and everyone is looking to me for answers. There's Kase, a vampire who's both terrifying and secretive. Grant, a mage with a bad attitude and a lot of power. Troy, the possessive werewolf-detective next door and Hunter, a mysterious bad boy who isn't even close to human. It's a race not just against time but against everything to figure out where the spirits are going, who's behind it and if I can trust the men who now share my bed. And all because of a little grave robbing...
Download or read book Shockingly Close to the Truth written by James W. Moseley and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors recount their decades of UFO research, offering their views on controversial topics including government cover-ups and alien abductions.
Download or read book The Grave Robber s Secret written by Anna Myers and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-02-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Philadelphia in the 1800s, twelve-year-old Robbie is forced to help his father rob graves, then when he suspects his dad of murder, Robbie makes a life-changing decision.
Download or read book Murdering to Dissect written by Tim Marshall and published by Manchester University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Frankenstein appeared in 1818 it was well known that the medical profession lent silent support to the grave-robbing gangs who regulary sold the surgeons newly-buried bodies for dissection. This resurection trade led to the sensational Burke and Hare case, which revealed that the bodies of murder victims had been pased to the Edinburgh surgeon Dr Robert Knox with his connivance.
Download or read book Grave Robbing Legends written by Ba ChiJing and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-05-08 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A strange jade thumb ring brought out a piece of a dusty old story. The zombie incident that shook the whole country in 1995 sent me to Sichuan to look for clues about my missing fourth uncle. A loyal and hot-blooded brother, a good-for-nothing Old Cannon, and a mysterious and elegant girl formed the most mixed team in the history of tomb robbing. Exploring the thousand-year-old underground palace of ancient Shu for dim and fragrant corpse jade was like searching for layers and layers of calluses. Was the truth being stealthily guided by the mastermind behind the scenes, or was it the fate of rebirth keeping it a secret? Nine Prefectures Graveyard Event, I will take you on a dangerous and bizarre trip to steal tombs.
Download or read book Rotters written by Daniel Kraus and published by Ember. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grave-robbing. What kind of monster would do such a thing? It's true that Leonardo da Vinci did it, Shakespeare wrote about it, and the resurrection men of nineteenth-century Scotland practically made it an art. But none of this matters to Joey Crouch, a sixteen-year-old straight-A student living in Chicago with his single mom. For the most part, Joey's life is about playing the trumpet and avoiding the daily humiliations of high school. Everything changes when Joey's mother dies in a tragic accident and he is sent to rural Iowa to live with the father he has never known, a strange, solitary man with unimaginable secrets. At first, Joey's father wants nothing to do with him, but once father and son come to terms with each other, Joey's life takes a turn both macabre and exhilarating. Daniel Kraus's masterful plotting and unforgettable characters make Rotters a moving, terrifying, and unconventional epic about fathers and sons, complex family ties, taboos, and the ever-present specter of mortality.
Download or read book Tomb Raiders written by Judy Dodge Cummings and published by Nomad Press. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dead do not always rest easy. Armed with shovels and crowbars, thieves throughout history have unearthed graves for greed, hunger, and knowledge. Tomb Raiders: Real Tales of Grave Robberies recounts little-known stories of body snatchers and crooks of the crypt. For example, when colonists in Jamestown, Virginia, dug up the dead in 1609, they were after food. During this “Starving Time,” settlers ate horses, dogs, cats, and rats. When that food ran out, people resorted to cannibalism to survive. Another reason to rob graves? Science! To learn human anatomy, medical students in New York City in 1788 dissected corpses snatched from nearby graveyards. And then there was President Abraham Lincoln, who was entombed in a vault in Springfield, Illinois. In 1876, a gang of counterfeiters schemed to steal Lincoln’s corpse and hold it for ransom. Another good place to do some grave robbing was the Valley of the Kings in 1881. Thousands of years earlier, priests had hidden the monarchs here to protect them from grave robbers of ancient times. A little closer to our own time, poverty again lured tomb robbers to the dirt hill outside Sipán, Peru. Poor sugarcane farmers had been digging holes in this mud brick pyramid for decades, occasionally finding a piece of cloth or pottery shard. But one night in 1987, a tunnel collapsed on a grave robber, burying him in treasure. In these five tales of historic grave robberies, readers will encounter adventure, intrigue, and suspense with a grain of the grisly! This is the seventh book in a series called Mystery & Mayhem, which features true tales that whet kids’ appetites for history by engaging them in genres with proven track records—mystery and adventure. History is made of near misses, unexplained disappearances, unsolved mysteries, and bizarre events that are almost too weird to be true—almost! The Mystery and Mayhem series delves into these tidbits of history to provide kids with a jumping-off point into a lifelong habit of appreciating history. The five true tales told within Tomb Raiders are paired with maps, photographs, and timelines that lend authenticity and narrative texture to the stories. A glossary and resources page provide the opportunity to practice using essential academic tools. These nonfiction narratives use clear, concise language with compelling plots that both avid and reluctant readers will be drawn to.
Download or read book The Grave Digger written by Rebecca Bischoff and published by Amberjack Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-29 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1875 Ohio, twelve-year-old Cap Cooper is an aspiring inventor—and a reluctant graverobber—enlisted by his father to help pay for his mother's medical expenses. When one of the dead returns to life at his touch, Cap unearths a world of dark secrets that someone at the local medical school wants to keep buried. On the brink of discovery, he'll have to use every ounce of cunning he has to protect those he loves most and save his own skin. The Grave Digger is an eerie mystery set in the aftermath of the Civil War, filled with action, friendship, and a hint of the paranormal, perfect for those who enjoy reading late into the night and long after the lights go out.
Download or read book Grave robbing Treasure Legend written by Lao NaShiFaHai and published by Funstory. This book was released on 2020-04-29 with total page 681 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first time I stole a tomb, I actually dug out a fairy woman from the Donghan tomb. In order to break free from the shackles of fate, I will head south to the Northern Ocean, west to the Kunlun Mountains, and use an ancient "Heavenly Book" to enter the Netherworld, slay the Black White Spinach, and search for the truth that has been buried by the flood of history! One by one, the mysteries of the buddhist dao from a thousand years ago were revealed.
Download or read book Angry Sea Hidden Sands written by Lei Xu and published by ThingsAsian Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Uncle Three's boat disappears in the South China Sea, Fats, Poker-face, and Uncle Three's nephew set out to search for him and find themselves battling monsters in a labyrinth where the rooms keep shifting, as they each wonder who they can trust.
Download or read book The Grave Robber s Daughter written by Richard Sala and published by Fantagraphics Books. This book was released on 2007-01-31 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Something is very wrong in the town of Obadiah's Glen. The streets are empty. The phones don't work. The cars are all gone ? and so are the people, at least most of them. The ones who are left are hiding and shivering in fear. They know it's only a matter of time before the clowns come and get them. Because the town of Obadiah's Glen now belongs to the clowns. And these clowns have a special secret, one that lies buried in the old cemetery on the hill...The Grave Robber's Daughter is a deliciously scary thrill ride from the author of the critically acclaimed horror graphic novel The Chuckling Whatsit ("A masterpiece!" ? Rue Morgue Magazine) and stars Judy Drood, the highly strung and short-tempered girl sleuth. The Grave Robber's Daughter is filled with Sala's unique blend of horror and whimsy that will please his many fans and new readers alike.
Download or read book Bag of Bones written by J. North Conway and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-06-04 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Completing J. North Conway’s widely acclaimed trilogy of Gilded Age New York City Crime—following King of Heists and The Big Policeman—Bag of Bones combines the era’s affluence, decadence, and corruption with a gruesome deed fit for the tabloids of today. In 1878, the body of multi-millionaire A. T. Stewart was stolen from St. Mark’s Churchyard. The ghoulish crime, the chase for the culprits, the years-long ransom negotiations, and the demise of the Stewart retail empire fed a media frenzy. When the widow Stewart eventually exchanged $20,000 for a burlap bag of bones on a country road, not everyone was convinced that the remains were truly those of “The Merchant Prince of Manhattan,” the department store pioneer who had risen from the flood of Irish immigration to a place alongside names like Astor, Vanderbilt, and Rockefeller. As Bag of Bones details the futile tactics used by police to identify the grave robbers, it also unveils the villainy of Judge Henry Hilton, the Stewart family advisor who not only interfered in the case repeatedly but also dismantled a once-great business empire . . . all the while profiting quite nicely. By the end of this fascinating slice of history, one is left to wonder who displayed the greater evil: the grave robbers or Judge Hilton.
Download or read book The Missing Corpse written by Wayne Fanebust and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2005-10-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Spiritualists and clairvoyants offered their services, and people even confessed to the crime, only to be released when it was revealed that a desire for publicity had motivated their false declarations of guilt. Through it all, the police continued to bungle the investigation, and ultimately the body was never recovered."--Jacket.
Download or read book The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan Children of the Lamp 7 written by P.B. Kerr and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2011-11-01 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The final installment of bestselling P. B. Kerr's magical Children of the Lamp series!Djinn twins John and Philippa are off on another enchanting, and dangerous, adventure in the last book in the bestselling Children of the Lamp series. As volcanoes begin erupting all over the world, spilling golden lava, the twins must go on a hunt for the wicked djinn who wants to rob the grave of the great Genghis Khan. Can the twins stop this latest disaster before the world is overwhelmed? Join John and Philippa, their parents, Uncle Nimrod, and Groanin as they must defeat an evil more powerful than any they've ever faced before. . . .
