The Spy of the Rebellion: A True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion. Revealing Many Secrets of the War Hitherto Not Made Public
Hardcover, Chicago: A. G. Nettleton & Co., 1883. First Edition. Good in No Dust Jacket dust jacket.
Exlibrary marks. Sound binding and hinges. Tanned, foxed pages. Full leather over boards is heavily shelf worn, especially on edges, with label at lower spine. Compiled from official reports prepared for President Lincoln, General McClellan and the Provost-Marshal General. Author served as Chief of the United States Secret Service during the Civil War. The author was best known for creating the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, whose agents served as strikebreakers in postwar labor unrest. Ex-Library; 9.5" tall; 688 pages.
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