Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884)

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Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) was the world's first private detective. Emigrating to Chicago from Glasgow, Scotland, he discovered a gang of counterfeiters and assisted in their capture. He became deputy sheriff of Kane County, then Cook County, resigning from the police to form the Pinkerton visa mer Detective Agency in 1852. The Pinkerton logo, the All-Seeing Eye, inspired the phrase "Private Eye". visa färre

Inkluderar namnen: Pinkerton Allan, Allen Pinkerton, Allan Pinkertonn

Foto taget av: Allan Pinkerton, 1819-1884 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Reproduction number: LC-USZ62-117576)

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The Spy of the Rebellion (1883) 70 exemplar

The Expressman and the Detective (1874) 42 exemplar

The Molly Maguires and the Detectives (1973) 26 exemplar

Thirty Years A Detective (1884) 15 exemplar

The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives (2010) 13 exemplar

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Claude Melnotte and the Detective and Other Stories (1875) 1 exemplar

Criminal reminiscences and detective sketches. By: Allan Pinkerton. / was chief of the united states secret service. / (2017) 1 exemplar

The Greatest Cases of Pinkerton Detective Agency 1 exemplar

The Greatest Works of Allan Pinkerton 1 exemplar

True Crime & Murder Mysteries Collection 1 exemplar

Bucholz & the Detectives (Based on True Events) 1 exemplar

Claude Melnotte and the Detectives with other Detective Stories 1 exemplar

A Double Life and the Detectives (2010) 1 exemplar

Claude Melnotte as a Detective (Pinkerton, #8) 1 exemplar

Thirty Tears a Detective 1 exemplar

The Model Town And The Detectives: Bryon As A Detective (2007) 1 exemplar

Bank-robbers and the detectives (Detective stories) (1910) 1 exemplar

Tests on passenger conductors, made by the National police agency. Allan Pinkerton, principal ... January 1st, 1867.… 1 exemplar

History and evidence of the passage of Abraham Lincoln from Harrisburg, Pa., to Washington, D. C., on the twenty-second… 1 exemplar

Allan Pinkerton, Collection novels (2014) 1 exemplar

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Födelsedag: 1819-08-25
Avled: 1884
Begravningsplats: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Kön: male
Födelseort: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Dödsort: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives av Allan Pinkerton

Another more-than-a-century-old book I've read this month, and this time, it is a true story. Written by supposedly the first detective/spy of America, this one is the story of a bank robbery and the catching of the burglars. It is neatly written, with detailed description of the places and the detective work. I had fun reading it.

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aravind_aar | Nov 21, 2021 |

The Mollie Maguires and the detectives. With a new… av Allan Pinkerton

This book would be funny if it were not so tragic. This is the story of the Molly Maguires as related by those who persecuted (prosecuted) them. The Pinkerton Agency made its name from its involvement in this case. The Pinkertons infiltrated the Irish community and manipulated the evidence, engaged in entrapment and perverted the course of justice in the subsequent trials. Writing their own story, they are proud of their accomplishments and view their participation as serving the cause of justice.… (mer)

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AlexTheHunn | Aug 12, 2007 |

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