Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884)

Auteur de The Spy of the Rebellion

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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 afficher plus Detective Agency in 1852. The Pinkerton logo, the All-Seeing Eye, inspired the phrase "Private Eye". afficher moins

Comprend les noms: Pinkerton Allan, Allen Pinkerton, Allan Pinkertonn

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

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Œuvres de Allan Pinkerton

Populaires Récent

The Spy of the Rebellion (1883) 70 exemplaires

The Expressman and the Detective (1874) 42 exemplaires

The Molly Maguires and the Detectives (1973) 26 exemplaires

Thirty Years A Detective (1884) 15 exemplaires

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

The Spiritualists and the Detectives (2006) 7 exemplaires

The Pinkerton Casebook: Adventures of the Original Private Eye (2007) 7 exemplaires

Bucholz and the Detectives (2007) 6 exemplaires

Strikers, communists, tramps and detectives (2018) 5 exemplaires

The Somnambulist and the Detective The Murderer and the Fortune Teller (1877) 5 exemplaires

Criminal Reminiscences and Detective Sketches (1879) 4 exemplaires

Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives; Don Pedro and the Detectives.;Poisoner and the Detectives (2014) 3 exemplaires

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

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

The Greatest Cases of Pinkerton Detective Agency 1 exemplaire

The Greatest Works of Allan Pinkerton 1 exemplaire

True Crime & Murder Mysteries Collection 1 exemplaire

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

Claude Melnotte and the Detectives with other Detective Stories 1 exemplaire

A Double Life and the Detectives (2010) 1 exemplaire

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

Thirty Tears a Detective 1 exemplaire

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

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

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

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

Allan Pinkerton, Collection novels (2014) 1 exemplaire

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Date de naissance: 1819-08-25
Date de décès: 1884
Lieu de sépulture: Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sexe: male
Lieu de naissance: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Lieu du décès: Chicago, Illinois, USA

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The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives par 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… par 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.… (plus d'informations)

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AlexTheHunn | Aug 12, 2007 |

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