Lincoln's Spymaster: Allan Pinkerton, America's First Private Eye - Hardcover

Seiple, Samantha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0545708974 ISBN 13: 9780545708975

Publisher: Scholastic Pr, 2015

Synopsis

Lincoln's Spymaster tells the dangerous and action-packed adventures of Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye and Lincoln's most trusted spymaster.

Pinkerton was just a poor immigrant barrel-maker in Illinois when he stumbled across his first case just miles from his home. His reputation grew and people began approaching Pinkerton with their cases, leading him to open the first-of-its-kind private detective agency. Pinkerton assembled a team of undercover agents, and together they caught train robbers, counterfeiters, and other outlaws. Soon these outlaws, including Jesse James, became their nemeses. Danger didn't stop the agency! The team even uncovered and stopped an assassination plot against president-elect Abraham Lincoln! Seeing firsthand the value of Pinkerton's service, Lincoln funded Pinkerton's spy network, a precursor to the Secret Service. Allan Pinkerton is known as the father of modern day espionage, and this is the first book for young adults to tell his story!

About this title

Review:

Praise for GHOSTS IN THE FOG: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALASKA'S WWII INVASION:

"An enlightening account full of compelling stories of survival and perseverance." - KIRKUS REVIEWS
A YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Nominee

About the Author:

Samantha Seiple is the author of Ghosts in the Fog: The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion and Byrd & Igloo: A Polar Adventure. She has worked as a competitive intelligence specialist for a Fortune 500 company, as a librarian, and as a production editor and copy editor. Her education includes degrees in English, journalism, and library and information science. She lives in Asheville, North Carolina

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Pr
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0545708974
• ISBN 13: 9780545708975
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 211