Abraham Lincoln survived the assassination attempt. He participated in the deception. A group of committed patriots protect President Lincoln as he moves into anonymity. Robert Todd Lincoln is the only family member who knows of his survival. Douglas Campbell whose father is campaigning for president today escapes an attempted assassination in Springfield Illinois. Douglas is working on his PhD researching the eldest son of Abraham Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln. His unique situation has the President assign the Secret Service to protect him while the FBI investigates. Determined to continue his research and wanting to desperately know the reason why someone would want to kill him. Douglas encounters additional attempts on his life. An elderly woman he recently interviewed is brutally murdered after he leaves her home. Why? Another elderly man being interviewed has his home shot at while Douglas is there. Why? As Douglas and his associates compile the historical evidence they unearth letters, documents, tintype photos that confirm Lincoln survived the assassination attempt. The book uses historical data moving from Lincoln's birth through the present day with an exciting climax as Douglas discovers the reason for the deception and the attempts on his life. Meanwhile, his father is catapulted to the presidency in a landslide victory with a crisis of what to do with his son's information. Douglas also must choose between two beautiful women. Who does he love? Also, the book asks "Is there a time when "truth" may be best left buried and hidden?"