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Lincoln's Spymaster: Allan Pinkerton, America's First Private Eye
By SEIPLE, Samantha
- ISBN
- 9780545708975 9780545709019
- Publisher
- Scholastic
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 2015 | Middle to High School
Gr 5–8—This serviceable biography sheds light on Allan Pinkerton, America's most famous detective. Readers learn how Pinkerton, a wanted man, fled a life of poverty as a labor dissenter in Scotland for America, where he became a cooper in Illinois. He used his keen observation skills to uncover several counterfeiters and was promptly deputized. This small start in law enforcement grew into employment with the fledgling (and very corrupt) Chicago Police Department. Unable to stomach ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
Using an attempted assassination plot of Lincoln as a hook, Seiple traces the history of the storied Pinkerton Detec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
