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#639460 in Books O Hara S Paul 2016-08-16Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.00 x .78 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 1421420562216 pagesInventing the Pinkertons Or Spies Sleuths Mercenaries and Thugs Being a Story of the Nation s Most Famous and Infamous Detective Agency
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A thorough retelling of the Pinkerton story in light of the times.By KeenanWritten by a history professor; this book is not as dry as one would expect. Deftly woven is the role of popular crime fiction from the works of Edgar Allen Poe through Dashiell Hammett into the story of the Pinkertons through Blackwater; that it becomes apparent how Allen Pinkerton's savvy exploitation of popular culture contributed to his financial success and infamy as he created; and solved; the problems worrisome to the Gilded Age industrialists. There are a lot of dates; places; and names as it is a history book. If you're a student of the times; this book should be in your library.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Hidden History of the Pinks.By Tony LesceThis book provides a serious look at one of the most sinister organizations in American history. Today the Pinkerton Detective agency; like its rival; the Burns Detective Agency; has been absorbed; by Securitas; a Swedish company. During its early days; the "Pinkertons" were involved in strike-busting and other activities for their employers; the robber barons of the Nineteenth Century. Not many Americans know much about the early history of what appears today to be a respectable business.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Thoroughly researched! Serious; and at the same time ...By CustomerThoroughly researched! Serious; and at the same time entertaining! Fills in some answers about the detectives who frequently show up in popular stories and movies.
