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Kate Warne : Pinkerton detective /

When Kate Warne applied for a job with the Pinkerton Agency, Pinkerton assumed she wanted to cook or clean, but he agreed to try her out as an agent. Assigned to a tough case with high stakes, Warne went undercover and not only found the stolen money, she got almost all of it returned. The Adams Exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moss, Marissa (Author)
Other Authors: Chu, April (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California : Creston Books, [2017]
Subjects:
Warne, Kate, > -1868 > Juvenile literature.
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency > Juvenile literature.
Warne, Kate, > -1868.
Pinkerton's National Detective Agency.
Pinkerton, Allan, > 1819-1884.
Women private investigators > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women private investigators.
Women > Biography.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Cultural Heritage.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Science & Technology.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Women.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > United States > History > 19th Century.
United States.
Women detectives > Illinois > Chicago > 19th century.
Biography.
Juvenile works.
Biographies.
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Summary:When Kate Warne applied for a job with the Pinkerton Agency, Pinkerton assumed she wanted to cook or clean, but he agreed to try her out as an agent. Assigned to a tough case with high stakes, Warne went undercover and not only found the stolen money, she got almost all of it returned. The Adams Express Case made the reputation of the fledgling Pinkerton Agency, turning it into the biggest, most prestigious detective company in the world. Warne went on to direct an entire women's division of detectives and Pinkerton relied on her for his hardest cases. -- Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781939547330
1939547334