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William Pinkerton, Senior
Author | : R. Bruce Pinkerton |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 61 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
William Pinkerton (1728-1814) came from Londonderry, Ireland but was said to have been born in Lanark, Scotland. He died on his farm at Fagg's Manor, Upper Oxford Twp., Chester Co., Pa. He came to America in 1750 and was first in Leacock Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa. but eventually, after several marriages, settled on a farm at Fagg's Manor about 1759. Descendants live in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois and elsewhere.
Masters of Crime
Author | : Adam Nightingale |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2016-09-23 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0750981334 |
This fascinating volume reveals the real men – and women – behind some of the most infamous London villains ever to appear in fiction. Fagin, Professor Moriarty, Moll Cutpurse and the notorious 'cracksman' A.J. Raffles were all rooted in the lives and deaths of a litany of real-life criminals, agitators and activists. With a special emphasis on the city that spawned them, this book brings together their stories for the first time, and shows how they were woven into fiction by some of Britain's greatest writers, including Charles Dickens and Arthur Conan Doyle. Containing prison escapes, sensational trials, daring art thefts, vicious attacks, roaring boys, black magicians and private detectives, Masters of Crime explores both the real underworld of British crime history, and its fictional counter-parts. It will delight fans of true crime and crime fiction alike.
Call in Pinkerton's
Author | : David Ricardo Williams |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 1998-09-01 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1554881145 |
Soon after Allan Pinkerton established his legendary detective agency in the United States, Canadians began seeking their services. Call in Pinkerton’s is the history of the agency’s work on behalf of Canadian governments and police forces. During 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. Call in Pinkerton’s 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. Call in Pinkerton’s is a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in crime and espionage.
Digging Up Butch and Sundance
Author | : |
Publisher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 428 |
Release | : 2003-10-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780803282902 |
Lawyer-turned-writer Anne Meadows and her husband, Dan Buck, set out to solve the mystery of what really happened to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. With the tenacity of Pinkerton agents, the couple tracks the outlaws and the enigmatic Etta Place through South America, where they fled in 1901. Meadows and Buck rove Argentinian pampas, Chilean deserts, and Bolivian sierras; pore over faded newspapers and musty documents; exhume skeletons with the aid of forensic anthropologist Clyde Snow; unearth eyewitness accounts of Butch and Sundance?s final holdup and the Bolivian shootout; and examine letters by the bandits and interviews by the Argentine police who investigated their activities. Information about William T. Phillips, who claimed to be Butch Cassidy, is also included. ø While filling in the blanks in the Wild Bunch saga, Meadows explores the nature of truth and discovers how myths are made. She updates the search with a new afterword to this edition.
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year 1790
Author | : United States. Bureau of the Census |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 1952 |
Genre | : United States |
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Queen of the Burglars
Author | : Shayne Davidson |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 227 |
Release | : 2020-07-23 |
Genre | : True Crime |
ISBN | : 1476640548 |
Born in the mid-nineteenth century, Sophie Lyons was a master thief, con artist, blackmailer and smuggler. Much of her success as a criminal was due to the fact that she was fearless, reckless, sharp and cunning--everything a woman of her time was not supposed to be. As a young child, Sophie's parents forced her to steal when she showed a talent for pickpocketing. Strong-willed and smart, she blossomed into a beautiful teenager who caught the eye of many men in the underworld of New York City. By the time Sophie reached her late teens she was married to her second husband--a notorious bank burglar named Ned Lyons--and was a professional criminal in her own right. Despite her prominent place in crime history, Sophie Lyons has never been the subject of a full-length biography. This book chronicles Sophie's fascinating and tragic life, from her beginnings as a criminal prodigy, through her ingenious escape from Sing Sing prison and her lifelong struggle with mental illness.
Acts of the General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland ...
Author | : Free Church of Scotland. General Assembly |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1008 |
Release | : 1883 |
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The Heiress Bride
Author | : Rebecca Hagan Lee |
Publisher | : Amber House Books |
Total Pages | : 447 |
Release | : 2018-02-05 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1943505411 |