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The Expressman and the Detective

Gelesen von Pete Williams, Pittsburgh, PA

(3,966 Sterne; 44 Bewertungen)

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) (7 hr 23 min)

Chapters

00 - Preface

2:25

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01 - Chapter I

11:19

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02 - Chapter II

12:24

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03 - Chapter III

15:09

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04 - Chapter IV

16:39

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05 - Chapter V

10:57

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06 - Chapter VI

14:16

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07 - Chapter VII

12:13

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08 - Chapter VIII

14:08

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09 - Chapter IX

12:31

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10 - Chapter X

13:02

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11 - Chapter XI

12:16

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12 - Chapter XII

11:45

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13 - Chapter XIII

12:33

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14 - Chapter XIV

15:23

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15 - Chapter XV

16:41

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16 - Chapter XVI

14:27

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17 - Chapter XVII

14:34

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18 - Chapter XVIII

22:57

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19 - Chapter XIX

14:23

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20 - Chapter XX

16:23

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21 - Chapter XXI

20:58

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22 - Chapter XXII

22:36

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23 - Chapter XXIII

15:06

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24 - Chapter XXIV

13:46

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25 - Chapter XXV

15:16

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26 - Chapter XXVI

16:59

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27 - Chapter XXVII

14:43

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28 - Chapter XXVIII

12:42

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29 - Chapter XXIX

10:51

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30 - Chapter XXX

13:46

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Bewertungen

True crime and intrigue: Embezzlement

(5 Sterne)

I was always interested in the Pinkerton Detective Agency which still exists today under a different name. They have a mixed reputation. This case is from his files. The agency was founded by Scotsman Allan Pinkerton, an Abolitionist by the way. A glimpse at pre-Civil War culture. A little surprising. Some humor. The Narrator was great.

great

(5 Sterne)

I really enjoyed this. I didn't find it at all slow. it was a good explanation of a true crime event and how a team brought the person to justice. very well read.

The Expressman and the Detective

(4 Sterne)

bit long winded never the less a good story well narrated.

(4,5 Sterne)

The Chase Spy scenes in this book are extremely entertaining, well worth listening.

(4 Sterne)

Great reader...good suspenseful ending. Could have had more plot...but very enjoyable!