Bibliograph

Lincoln's spymaster, Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye, Samantha Seiple

Type

Label

Lincoln's spymaster, Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye, Samantha Seiple

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-205) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Lincoln's spymaster

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

904183172

Responsibility statement

Samantha Seiple

Sub title

Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye

Summary

A biography of the Scottish immigrant barrel-maker whose side line detective work developed into the oldest and most famous detective agency in the United States

Table Of Contents

Part I: Spymaster -- Prologue: Into the Conspirators' Nest -- Chapter 1: An Unsuspecting Detective -- Chapter 2: A Murderous Plot -- Chapter 3: Midnight Mission -- Chapter 4: At Your Secret Service -- Chapter 5: A Sharp-Dressed Man -- Chapter 6: Rebel Rose -- Chapter 7: Every Rose Has a Thorn -- Chapter 8: No Way Out -- Chapter 9: The Bloodiest Day -- Part II: Outlaw Hunter -- Chapter 10: Reign of Terror -- Chapter 11: Wanted Dead or Alive -- Chapter 12: The James-Younger Gang -- Chapter 13: Dead Man in the Road -- Chapter 14: The Final Showdown -- Chapter 15: End of Days -- Epilogue: Pinkerton's Legacy -- Source Notes -- Index -- Acknowledgments -- About the Author

Target audience

juvenile

Classification