Bibliograph

The birth of the FBI, Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Service, and the fight over America's premier law enforcement agency, Willard M. Oliver

Type

Label

The birth of the FBI, Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Service, and the fight over America's premier law enforcement agency, Willard M. Oliver

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The birth of the FBI

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

Willard M. Oliver

Sub title

Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Service, and the fight over America's premier law enforcement agency

Summary

"Teddy Roosevelt, the Secret Service, and the Birth of the FBI traces the roots of the struggle between President Roosevelt and Congressman Tawney in the creation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The Bureau of Investigation -- Federal law enforcement -- Pinkerton's detectives -- Counterfeiters -- Assassinations -- Secret Service -- President Roosevelt -- Conservation -- Land thieves -- Chairman Tawney -- The Bureau of Investigation -- Born in controversy -- The battle over the Bureau -- Sore losers & petty politics -- The aftermath -- Epilogue: The Federal Bureau of Investigation

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