02473cam a22003133u 4500 35686 UtSlPG 20260610133820.0 m cr n 260607r2011||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 HV PS Pinkerton, Allan, 1819-1884 Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives : Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2011 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2011-03-26 Produced by Hunter Monroe, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives" by Allan Pinkerton is a historical detective narrative likely written in the late 19th century. This book focuses on the perilous world of post-Civil War outlawry along the Mississippi River, detailing the efforts of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency to track down a notorious gang of robbers. The narrative reveals both the crimes committed by these outlaws and the intricate methods employed by the detectives to bring them to justice. At the start of the narrative, we're introduced to a daring express robbery orchestrated by a gang of criminals who exploit the lawlessness of the era. The opening details the circumstances surrounding the crime, including the ineffective systems in place that allowed such thefts to occur with increasing frequency. Allan Pinkerton describes the setting—the swamps and cane-brakes of the Mississippi region—and introduces the obstacles faced by his son, William A. Pinkerton, who is tasked with investigating the robbery. As William navigates through false leads and the treacherous terrain, he recounts the eccentric and often dangerous lives of those living in the area, foreshadowing the challenges the detective agency will encounter as they unravel this web of crime. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Detective and mystery stories Detectives https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35686 76529 76529