Expressman And The Detective

Expressman and the Detective

by Allan Pinkerton

Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884), a Scotsman by birth and a barrel-maker by trade, settled in Chicago in its infancy and founded the Pinkertons, the world's first detective agency. Though events associated with the agency after his death have tarnished the name, Pinkerton himself was one of the original human rights advocates. He was a dear friend to John Brown, an advisor to Abraham Lincoln, and 80 years ahead of his time in hiring female detectives. He was also stubborn, irascible, and an egomaniac.The Expressman and the Detective (1874) is Pinkerton's first attempt at putting his real-life experiences into novel form. Though many later works attributed to Pinkerton are understood to have been ghostwritten, this is the work of the man the London Times calls "a man at once deeply admirable and quite obnoxious." (Summary by Pete Williams)

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Little Jack Rabbit and Danny Fox Cover image

Little Jack Rabbit and Danny Fox by David Cory

Little Jack Rabbit is a small, friendly rabbit who lives in the forest. Danny Fox is a sly, cunning fox who is always trying to trick Jack Rabbit. In...

Seaboard Parish Cover image

Seaboard Parish by George MacDonald

The Seaboard Parish is the second book in the trilogy that began with Annals of a Quiet Neighbourhood. It follows the same characters as they move to...

Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 5: Hard to Beat Cover image

Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 5: Hard to Beat by Frank Tousey

This book tells the story of Bob Brooks, a young messenger boy on Wall Street who uses his sharp mind and bravery to navigate the world of finance. H...

Story of the Trapper Cover image

Story of the Trapper by Agnes C. Laut

Story of the Trapper by Agnes C. Laut is a fascinating account of the men who braved the western wildernesses of Canada and the U.S. to hunt fur-beari...

Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss Cover image

Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss by George Prentiss

This memoir of Elizabeth Prentiss offers an intimate look into the life of a beloved Christian writer. Through her letters and journal entries, reader...

Slipper Point Mystery Cover image

Slipper Point Mystery by Augusta Huiell Seaman

When fourteen year old Sally Carter shares her secret about When fourteen year old Sally Carter decides to share the secret she has discovered on Slip...

maravilloso viaje de Nils Holgerssons a través de Suecia Cover image

maravilloso viaje de Nils Holgerssons a través de Suecia by Selma Lagerlof

El maravilloso viaje de Nils Holgersson a través de Suecia es una novela infantil clásica escrita por Selma Lagerlöf. Cuenta la historia de Nils Holge...

Guy Garrick Cover image

Guy Garrick by Arthur B. Reeve

This is a gripping detective mystery that takes readers on a thrilling journey through the world of crime and investigation. Written by the esteemed a...

Lost House Cover image

Lost House by Richard Harding Davis

Lost House revolves around Austin Ford, a journalist stationed in London, who stumbles upon a cryptic note in a dark alley. The note pleads for help f...

Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition of Slavery in the United States Cover image

Abraham Lincoln and the Abolition of Slavery in the United States by Charles Godfrey Leland

This book offers a firsthand account of Abraham Lincoln's life and the Civil War through the eyes of Charles Godfrey Leland, a veteran of the conflict...

Reviews for Expressman and the Detective

No reviews posted or approved, yet...