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"The stories are statement of actual fact, repeated without any exaggeration or false coloring. Mr. Moffett is able to give, by the help of the Pinkerton agency, the inside facts of many famous cases". -Daily Mail and Empire - Dec 1, 1897 Cleveland Moffett (April 27, 1863 - October... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original: True Detective Stories by Cleveland Moffett

Reproduction of the original: True Detective Stories by Cleveland Moffett

Book Excerpt: ...amboat and afterward a hotel thief. Scott was a big, powerful man, with a determination equal to anything. Their associates were what one might expect from these two. Other members of the gang were Thomas Doty, William Conroy, "Eddie" Goody, John Perry, James... Read Full Overview

About midnight on Tuesday, January 25, 1876, five masked men entered the house of John Whittelsey in Northampton, Massachusetts. Mr. Whittelsey was the cashier of the Northampton National Bank, and was known to have in his possession the keys of the bank building and the combination... Read Full Overview

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True Detective Stories: From The Archives Of The Pinkertons (1897) is a collection of true crime stories compiled by Cleveland Moffett. The book features stories from the archives of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, one of the most famous private detective agencies in the United... Read Full Overview

True Detective Stories: From The Archives Of The Pinkertons is a book written by Cleveland Moffett and first published in 1897. The book is a collection of true stories and cases from the archives of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, a private detective agency that was founded... Read Full Overview

"True Detective Stories" from Cleveland Moffett. American journalist, author, and playwright (1863-1926).