Lincoln's Frock Coat: The Enduring Mystery of an Assassination Relic

This book explores three frock coats that belonged to Abraham Lincoln and those who cherished them after his untimely demise. Each garment, once recognized as the "bloodstained coat Mr. Lincoln wore on that memorable occasion," evoked "tears that fell like rain" until a renowned historian established only one as the authentic assassination relic and discarded another as a fake. But is it? (The third frock coat, identified as Lincoln's office suit, endures as a "significant emblem of Americ...