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Loc: America's Story: Detective Allan Pinkerton ActivityLoc: America's Story: Detective Allan Pinkerton Activity
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Library of Congress
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3rd - 8th
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Loc: America's Story: Detective Allan Pinkerton

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Allan Pinkerton saved Abraham Lincoln from an assassination attempt, started the United States Secret Service and helped slaves seek freedom via the Underground Railroad. Learn about his early life in Scotland and view a photograph of him in Antietam, Maryland.

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anti-slavery movement, famous detectives, protection of the president, allan pinkerton, american detectives, detective allan pinkerton, scottish americans, secret service, u.s. secret service

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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