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Freedom's detective : the Secret Service, the Ku Klux Klan and the man who masterminded America's first war on terror / Charles Lane.
Chronicles the story of the Reconstruction-era Secret Service and its battle against the KKK's effort to suppress the emancipated African-American vote, sharing particular insights into the career of controversial Secret Service chief, Hiram C. Whitley.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781335006851
- ISBN: 1335006850
- Physical Description: 348 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, [2019]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographic references (pages 279-335) and index. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: Patrick County, Virginia, 1869 -- "Something terrible floats on the breeze." -- "You will all be blown to hell in short order." -- "He has worked is way through the labyrinth of lies." -- "A powerful instrument for good or evil." -- "The government secret agents were everywhere upon their track." -- "I am radically opposed to any organized system of espionage." -- "Suspicions come from Heaven." |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown Public Library | 363.283 LANE (Text) | 34455006563189 | Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 363.283 (Text) | 33062009193401 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
