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Lädt ... Allan Pinkerton: The First Private Eyevon James Mackay
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Around the world, his name is synonymous with security and protection. The legendary agency he began nearly one hundred and fifty years ago is still in operation today, as are many of the surveillance and infiltration techniques he originated. His company's trademark symbol, a large, unblinking eye, inspired the term private eye.
Born in Scotland, Allan Pinkerton arrived in America with a solitary silver dollar in his pocket and - as legend has it - the law hot on his heels. A cooper by trade, he might have spent his life making barrels but for a fateful trip in the summer of 1846. 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 fire. To Pinkerton, it also suggested something was amiss. In what became his very first case, the young cooper employed his acute powers of deductive reasoning, patience, and perseverance that would become the hallmarks of his modus operandi. His dogged determination (and several damp, cold, lonely nocturnal vigils) paid off when a gang of counterfeiters was discovered. The modern detective was born.
Through four decades of tumultuous history, Allan Pinkerton left an indelible mark. From the Underground Railroad to the Chicago underworld to Pennsylvania and the civil unrest of the notorious Molly Maguires, he took on bandits, bank robbers, kidnappers, spies, and even Jesse James himself. 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. In particular, James Mackay's scrupulously balanced account challenges the conventional view of the controversy surrounding Pinkerton's role in the Peninsular campaign of 1862. Was poor intelligence responsible for prolonging the war? Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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This book was a very interesting read. I enjoyed how this book wasn’t too descriptive but gave just enough information for the reader to completely understand what was happening. I also enjoyed the word choices of this book because it painted a certain heroic picture for the reader. It’s hard to understand the difficulties of an individual from a different time period but the author did an excellent job painting Allan Pinkerton and all the hard choices he had to make.
I also enjoyed that the author decided that there should be minimum amount of pictures. It added to the maturity and authenticity of this book. It is obvious that this book is meant for older students and the appearance of this book only adds to it. There’s a picture once every several pages and they are in black and white, adding touches of the time period to the book. I believe it made this book more appealing to older children. ( )