| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
211 pages : maps, photographs ; 22 cm |
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text rdacontent |
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unmediated rdamedia |
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volume rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Spymaster -- Into the conspirators' nest -- An unsuspecting detective -- A murderous plot -- Midnight mission -- At your secret service -- A sharp-dressed man -- Rebel rose -- Every rose has a thorn -- No way out -- The bloodiest day -- Part II: Outlaw hunter -- Reign of terror -- Wanted dead or alive -- The James-Younger Gang -- Dead man in the road -- The final showdown -- End of days -- Pinkerton's legacy. |
| Audience |
LEX 990 |
| Summary |
Utilizing his network of undercover spies and innovative strategies, Allan Pinkerton, American's most famous detective, discovered an assassination plot against President-elect Abraham Lincoln. But uncovering a plot to murder the president is one thing...stopping it is entirely another. Could Allan Pinkerton save the most important man in America? |
| Audience |
Ages 14 & up. |
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Grades 9 & up. |
| Study Program |
AR MG RL 7.2 PTS 5 176438EN PCMS. |
| Awards |
A Junior Library Guild selection (JLG) |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination attempt, 1861 -- Juvenile literature.
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Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 -- Juvenile literature.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination attempt, 1861.
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Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination attempt, 1861.
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Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884.
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Detectives -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Presidents -- United States -- Assassination attempts -- Juvenile literature.
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Spies -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Detectives -- Biography.
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Presidents -- United States -- Assassination attempts.
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Spies -- Biography.
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Detectives -- Biography.
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Presidents -- United States -- Assassination attempts.
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Spies -- Biography.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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| ISBN |
9780545708975 (hardcover) |
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