Author : James Mackay
Release : 1997-08-21
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Allan Pinkerton by : James Mackay
Download or read book Allan Pinkerton written by James Mackay. This book was released on 1997-08-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?