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Claude Melnotte as a detective and other stories. By

- Allan Pinkerton. Illust. / WAS CHIEF OF THE UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE. /

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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 Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, to William Pinkerton and his wife, Isobel McQueen, on August 25, 1819. He left school at the age of 10 after his father's death. Pinkerton read voraciously and was largely self-educated. A cooper by trade, Pinkerton was active in the Scottish Chartist movement as a young man. He secretly married Joan Carfrae (1822-1887) from Duddinston, then a singer, in Glasgow on 13 March 1842.Pinkerton emigrated to the United States in 1842.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781979608381
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 142
  • Udgivet:
  • 10. november 2017
  • Størrelse:
  • 203x254x8 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 295 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
Leveringstid: 8-11 hverdage
Forventet levering: 30. november 2024

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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 Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland, to William Pinkerton and his wife, Isobel McQueen, on August 25, 1819. He left school at the age of 10 after his father's death. Pinkerton read voraciously and was largely self-educated. A cooper by trade, Pinkerton was active in the Scottish Chartist movement as a young man. He secretly married Joan Carfrae (1822-1887) from Duddinston, then a singer, in Glasgow on 13 March 1842.Pinkerton emigrated to the United States in 1842.

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