{"product_id":"claude-melnotte-as-a-detective-allan-pinkerton-9781979608381","title":"Claude Melnotte as a detective and other stories. By: Allan Pinkerton. Illust. \/ WAS CHIEF OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE. \/","description":"Allan J. Pinkerton (25 August 1819 - 1 July 1884) was a Scottish American detective and spy, best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.Allan Pinkerton was born in Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, to William Pinkerton and his wife, Isobel McQueen, on August 25, 1819. He left school at the age of 10 after his father's death. Pinkerton read voraciously and was largely self-educated. A cooper by trade, Pinkerton was active in the Scottish Chartist movement as a young man. He secretly married Joan Carfrae (1822-1887) from Duddinston, then a singer, in Glasgow on 13 March 1842.Pinkerton emigrated to the United States in 1842.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allan Pinkerton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1979608385\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781979608381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Allan Pinkerton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46250531455231,"sku":"9781979608381","price":9.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_79fb35d9-d9ae-4306-a3ca-4f0fd6ea5b12.jpg?v=1729600592","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/claude-melnotte-as-a-detective-allan-pinkerton-9781979608381","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}