Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives by Allan Pinkerton
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"Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives" by Allan Pinkerton is a historical detective narrative likely written in the late 19th century. This book focuses on the perilous world of post-Civil War outlawry along the Mississippi River, detailing the efforts of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to track down a notorious gang of robbers. The narrative reveals both the crimes committed by these outlaws and the intricate methods employed by the detectives to bring
them to justice. At the start of the narrative, we're introduced to a daring express robbery orchestrated by a gang of criminals who exploit the lawlessness of the era. The opening details the circumstances surrounding the crime, including the ineffective systems in place that allowed such thefts to occur with increasing frequency. Allan Pinkerton describes the setting—the swamps and cane-brakes of the Mississippi region—and introduces the obstacles faced by his son, William A. Pinkerton, who is tasked with investigating the robbery. As William navigates through false leads and the treacherous terrain, he recounts the eccentric and often dangerous lives of those living in the area, foreshadowing the challenges the detective agency will encounter as they unravel this web of crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 |
|---|---|
| Title |
Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives |
| Credits |
Produced by Hunter Monroe, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | HV: Social sciences: Social pathology, Social and Public Welfare |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | Detectives |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 35686 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-35686-0 |
| Release Date | Mar 26, 2011 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 605 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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