Allan Pinkerton: The First Private Eye
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (599 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0471194158 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Mackay detects truth about Allan Pinkerton Mackay is as talanted a literary detective as Allan Pinkerton was as a criminal detective, written in a clear style that's a pleasure to read. It's a well balanced account, explaining the character's actions in the context of the times.Mackay's first surprise is that Allan Pinkerton wasn't born when most biographers say he was. From there he goes on to uncover the . Interesting, but not a page turner Carrie As one who is both a American history buff and a lover of mystery, PrivateEye novels- I was very drawn to this book.I am not familiar with the author James MacKay- he is very deep in hisresearch and writing.If you can get through the first 2 chapters of the book, You'll find avery interesting novel.. Filled with Minor Errors I was looking forward to reading what appeared to be a well written biography of Allan Pinkerton. On the surface, it is well written and entertaining. Unfortunately, there are questionable details reported through out the book. As a historian myself, I know some of the minor details regarding people in the Civil War years are wrong. Other facts are very questionabl
Was poor intelligence responsible for prolonging the war?A man of firm beliefs and principles, Allan Pinkerton could be a fair-minded employer—and an absolute tyrant as a husband and father. His role in the Civil War was critical: as Lincoln's spymaster, he managed a network of spies who worked behind Confederate lines and tackled espionage at the highest levels in Washington itself. On an uninhabited island, where he had gone to cut saplings for barrel staves, Pinkerton happened upon a thicket where a blackened patch suggested a recent
The genius for organization and attention to detail that he displayed as a rebel stood Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) in good stead as he shaped a national organization capable of pursuing criminals across state lines at a time when there was no federal law enforcement. The founder of the United States's most famous detective agency was a fiery political radical in his native Scotland before immigrating to America in 1842. . Vividly depicting his subject's eventful career, historian James Mackay corrects longstanding errors as small as Pinkerton's birthday and as large as the canard that he provided Union Army General McClellan with faulty intelligence that prolon