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Call in Pinkerton's : American detectives at work for Canada /
Soon after Allan Pinkerton established his legendary detective agency in the United States, Canadians began seeking their services. Call in Pinkerton's is the history of the agency's work on behalf of Canadian governments and police forces. During the late nineteenth century and early twen...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto [Ont.] :
Dundurn Press,
©1998.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Soon after Allan Pinkerton established his legendary detective agency in the United States, Canadians began seeking their services. Call in Pinkerton's is the history of the agency's work on behalf of Canadian governments and police forces. During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century, Pinkerton's operatives hunted legendary train robber Bill Miner in the woods of British Columbia, infiltrated German spy rings during World War I, and helped future prime minister John A. Macdonald to fend off the Fenian raids. They tracked down the Reno Brothers in Windsor, Ontario, and investi. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : illustrations, portraits |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781554881147 1554881145 9781554886531 1554886538 9781459713154 145971315X 9786611958138 6611958134 1281958131 9781281958136 |