{"product_id":"call-in-pinkertons-david-ricardo-williams-9781550023060","title":"Call in Pinkerton's: American Detectives at Work for Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eSoon after Allan Pinkerton established his legendary detective agency in the United States, Canadians began seeking their services. \u003ci\u003eCall in Pinkerton's\u003c\/i\u003e is the history of the agency's work on behalf of Canadian governments and police forces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring 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 investigated labour unrest in Hamilton. The agency's detectives countered crimes all over Canada, particularly in the West and British Columbia. Pinkerton's activities went as far north as the Yukon, where fears were growing of an imminent invasion by a force of Americans from Alaska.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCall in Pinkerton's\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to chronicle the agency's work on behalf of Canadian governments and police forces. This entertaining book provides accounts of actual Pinkerton's investigations while detailing the day-to-day activities of a private detective at work. \u003ci\u003eCall in Pinkerton's\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in crime and espionage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Ricardo Williams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1550023063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781550023060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"David Ricardo Williams","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065700921599,"sku":"9781550023060","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3380059f-a11d-4bf9-9b43-c3599fc0ba89.jpg?v=1768676679","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/call-in-pinkertons-david-ricardo-williams-9781550023060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}