Carl R. Green

Summary:
This is a biography of Allan Pinkerton. It cover all the whole span of this life. The book starts with a grand story about how Pinkerton saved president Lincoln form one of his early assassination attempts, then goes back tell about hi early life as a poor apprentice. Then the book tells how he became a spy and lawman almost be accident, the foundation of his agency, the work he did as a spy during the civil war both being a spy himself and uncovering other spies working for the show more South. Finally the book delves into the improvement to law enforcements that Pinkerton contributed, such as keeping records of criminals across the nation so that criminals would be held accountable for crimes committed somewhere else.

Review:

The book is really good at telling the story of Pinkerton. When I started i had no idea who he was or why he was important. By the end of the book I had a really good idea of who he was and why he was relevant to history. I like the way the author told stories in Pinkerton's life that explained his values and beliefs. He was a Chartist because he knew the struggles of the lower classes, he was against slavery because he had lost friends to it, etc.
The only thing I did not like about the book is that the author's language and writing is not appropriate for children at all times. He uses many terms and words children are not likely to know even if it was geared towards older children. He does have a glossary but he has not marked the words in the glossary with in the text so if is impossible to know which words will, and will not, be explained. show less

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