The Pinkertons: the detective dynasty that made history
Type
Book
Authors
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
1967
Publisher
Crown Publishers, United States
Pages
xii, 564 pages
Subject
American Biography
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Abstract
"The story of the famous Detective Agency and its influence on America. The lives of the Pinkertons and their Agency constitute a drama of epic proportions, peopled by the major characters of the time : John Brown, Lincoln, Gen. McClellan, Andrew Johnson, Seward, Stantons, Andrew Carnegie, Commodore Vanderbilt, feared but almost always respected" - AbeBooks
Description
Content:
Barrelmaker, revolutionist, and detective, 1819-1850
Allan Pinkerton and the Civil War
The middle border outlaws, 1866-1877
The crucial years, 1874-1876
Other eminent Victorians
The great Burlington strike of 1888 homestead, 1892
The Pinkertons in the wild west
Murder is a little thing
Operations against the mafia in the united States, 1890-1906
The undesirable citizens
The last years, 1900-1924
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Barrelmaker, revolutionist, and detective, 1819-1850
Allan Pinkerton and the Civil War
The middle border outlaws, 1866-1877
The crucial years, 1874-1876
Other eminent Victorians
The great Burlington strike of 1888 homestead, 1892
The Pinkertons in the wild west
Murder is a little thing
Operations against the mafia in the united States, 1890-1906
The undesirable citizens
The last years, 1900-1924
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-560)
Number of Copies
1
