The Mollie Maguires and the Detectives (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781410104922)

An important resource in American history, told by one of the participants, who was a key figure in the labor disputes and violence of the Pennsylvania coal mines. Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884) was the world's first private detective. Emigrating to Chicago from Glasgow, Scotland, he discovered a gang of counterfeiters and assisted in their capture. He became deputy sheriff of Kane County, then Cook County, resigning from the police to form the Pinkerton Detective Agency in 1852. The Pinkerton logo, the All-Seeing Eye, inspired the phrase "Private Eye".

Author: Allan Pinkerton
ISBN-10: 1410104923
ISBN-13: 9781410104922
Publisher: Fredonia Books (NL)
Language: English
Published: 02/12/2004
Pages: 636
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 7.98h x 6.58w x 1.53d