On Secret Service : (Registro nro. 78971)

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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER
LC control number 21000959
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Original cataloging agency UtSlPG
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Language code of text/sound track or separate title en
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number PS
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Taft, William Nelson
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title On Secret Service :
Remainder of title Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved by Government Agents
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Salt Lake City, UT :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Project Gutenberg,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2011
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource :
Other physical details multiple file formats
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Carrier type term online resource
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500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Release date is 2011-11-25
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note A flash in the night -- The mint mystery -- The Ypiranga case -- The clue on shelf 45 -- Phyllis Dodge, smuggler extraordinary -- A matter of record -- The secret still -- The taxicab tangle -- A match for the government -- The girl at the switchboard -- "Lost: $100,000!" -- "The double code" -- The trail of the white mice -- Wah Lee and the flower of heaven -- The man with three wives -- After seven years -- The poison-pen puzzle -- Thirty thousand yards of silk -- The clue in the classified column -- In the shadow of the capitol -- A million-dollar quarter -- "The looting of the C.T.C." -- The case of Mrs. Armitage -- Five inches of death.
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Creation/production credits note Produced by David Edwards, JoAnn Greenwood, and the Online<br/>Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This<br/>file was produced from images generously made available<br/>by The Internet Archive)
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "On Secret Service" by William Nelson Taft is a collection of detective mystery stories inspired by real cases solved by government agents, written in the early 20th century. The stories vividly portray the intriguing and often dangerous world of secret investigations, showcasing the actions of protagonists like the Secret Service operative Jimmy Callahan, who explores numerous escapades involving national security threats, criminal conspiracies, and clever schemes. Through a blend of suspense, action, and detailed storytelling, the collection delves into the intricacies of early 20th-century American crime and law enforcement. The opening of the work introduces us to a lively scene at the Willard Hotel lobby in Washington, D.C., where two friends, Bill Quinn and the narrator, observe a diverse crowd of political figures and society. Quinn’s intrigue with a certain man, Jimmy Callahan, leads him to recount a thrilling case set during World War I concerning a plot involving German U-boats and the transport ship "America". Callahan’s determined investigation reveals a communication scheme that threatens American troop movements, culminating in a race against time to warn of an imminent attack. This anecdote sets the tone for the type of suspenseful yet grounded tales that follow, emphasizing not only the characters' bravery and wit but also the stakes of their work in protecting the nation. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Uncontrolled term Detective and mystery stories, American
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Uncontrolled term Short stories, American
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Uncontrolled term Secret service -- United States -- Fiction
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38131">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38131</a>

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