Year/Century: 19th century
Language: English
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Binding: Hardcover
Description: Expert pilferers and the investigator; featuring multiple detective illustrations gathered from confidential documents Including a biographical sketch of the writer and his journey to become a detective. 1881 in New York with an inscription from the author's presentation at the frontdocument Size of Illustration: 5.5 by 8" Excellent condition, some wear Written in English Scottish-American cooper, abolitionist, detective, and spy Allan J. Pinkerton (1819–1884) is most known for founding the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in the United States and for allegedly foiling an attempt to assassinate President-elect Abraham Lincoln in 1861. He supplied military intelligence, including wildly erroneous estimates of the enemy's troop strength, to General George B. McClellan of the Army of the Potomac and the Union Army during the Civil War. His agents were crucial in breaking strikes following the war, especially in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. This function was carried out by Pinkerton men even after their founder passed away.
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