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azajacks's review against another edition
4.0
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kslhersam's review against another edition
3.0
It was okay. I was happy to learn about Pinkerton, who I really knew nothing about. I just didn't love the pictures and the way it was illustrated.
maidmarianlib's review against another edition
5.0
Amazing slice of life biography, illustrations are so interesting.
erine's review against another edition
5.0
The illustrations blew me away: Pinkerton's never-sleeping eye echoes throughout the book, tying it all together. The illustrator's note in the back addresses the method, but the effect is stunning.
The text offers information at the perfect pace, following Pinkerton through his migration to the United States, his early careers, and the beginnings of the Pinkerton detectives. I love that Moss included Kate Warne's role (there's been a few books just about her lately), and even addressed the way the detectives' roles changed after Pinkerton died.
Although the book doesn't go down this rabbit hole, reading this spurred all kinds of thoughts about how different history would be if the plot to kill Lincoln had succeeded.
The text offers information at the perfect pace, following Pinkerton through his migration to the United States, his early careers, and the beginnings of the Pinkerton detectives. I love that Moss included Kate Warne's role (there's been a few books just about her lately), and even addressed the way the detectives' roles changed after Pinkerton died.
Although the book doesn't go down this rabbit hole, reading this spurred all kinds of thoughts about how different history would be if the plot to kill Lincoln had succeeded.
historynerd04's review against another edition
4.0
Great primer for little readers about President Lincoln and Allan Pinkerton.
jmshirtz's review against another edition
5.0
What a fabulous book! It contains plenty of information (passed to the reader in an engaging way), unique illustrations (with an explanation of how they were rendered, which is fascinating), and a peek into history that I had never encountered before.
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