THE SPY OF THE REBELLION As Told By The Famous Allan Pinkerton: Founder Of The Pinkerton Detective Agency, And Head Of The "UNION Intelligence Service" During The Civil War.

By war's end, the agency's reputation was so well established that it was often hired by the government to perform many of the same duties today assigned to the Secret Service, the FBI, the CIA, and, most recently, the Department of ...

But the central drama of his career, and the focus of this book, was his work as protector of President Abraham Lincoln and head of a network of Union spies (including himself!) who posed as Confederate soldiers and sympathizers in a deadly ...

THE SPY OF THE REBELLIONAS TOLD BY THE FAMOUS ALLAN PINKERTON: FOUNDER OF THE PINKERTON DETECTIVE AGENCY, AND HEAD OF THE "UNION INTELLIGENCE SERVICE" DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

Pinkerton's attention to detail and ability to craft a compelling narrative make this book a must-read for anyone interested in the hidden side of the Civil War.

Here are the beleaguered General McClellan, the benign President Lincoln, the villainous Secretary of war Edwin Stanton, the notorious Rebel spy Mrs. Rose Greenhow, and countless others.

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 the Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, to William Pinkerton ...

Now, after a decade of painstaking research, award-winning biographer James Mackay pierces the web of contradictions, half-truths, and myths to reveal, for the first time, the true story of the life and career of this colorful, complex, and ...

This counterintelligence work done by Pinkerton and his agents is comparable to the work done by today's U.S. Army Counterintelligence Special Agents in which Pinkerton's agency is considered an early predecessor.