num_pages: 256
description: Beginning with his early days in Scotland as a member of the radical chartists, this book covers the legend's days as a detective for the Chicago police force and his founding of the Northwest Detective Agency, the first of its kind in the Western hemisphere. His role in the Civil War is also examined, including his relationship with President Lincoln and his establishment of the first military intelligence unit for the United States.
language: English
title: Allan Pinkerton: The First Private Eye
titlecomplete: Allan Pinkerton: The First Private Eye
genres: Nonfiction, American History, Biography, Crime, History, Civil War
ratings_count: 75
publisher: Book Sales, Inc.