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Lincoln's Spymaster: Allan Pinkerton, America's First Private Eye
Contributor(s): Seiple, Samantha (Author)

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ISBN: 0545708974 ISBN-13: 9780545708975
Publisher: Scholastic Press

OUR PRICE: $15.29

Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: September 2015
* Out of Print *

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime

Dewey: B

Age Level: 10-14

Grade Level: 5-9

Lexile Measure: 990

Physical Information: 1" H x 5.7" W x 8.3" L (0.80 lbs) 224 pages

Themes:
- Topical - Civil War

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2015
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2015 - Recommended - Better Than Most
Booklist 08/01/2015 pg. 52
School Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 138
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2015

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 176438
Reading Level: 7.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0

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Publisher Description:
From Samantha Seiple, the award winning author of Ghosts in the Fog, comes the first book for young adults to tell the story of Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye.

Lincoln's Spymaster tells the dangerous and action-packed adventures of Allan Pinkerton, America's first private eye and Lincoln's most trusted spymaster.Pinkerton was just a poor immigrant barrel-maker in Illinois when he stumbled across his first case just miles from his home. His reputation grew and people began approaching Pinkerton with their cases, leading him to open the first-of-its-kind private detective agency. Pinkerton assembled a team of undercover agents, and together they caught train robbers, counterfeiters, and other outlaws. Soon these outlaws, including Jesse James, became their nemeses. Danger didn't stop the agency The team even uncovered and stopped an assassination plot against president-elect Abraham Lincoln Seeing firsthand the value of Pinkerton's service, Lincoln funded Pinkerton's spy network, a precursor to the Secret Service. Allan Pinkerton is known as the father of modern day espionage, and this is the first book for young adults to tell his story

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