Bibliograph

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

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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

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contains biographical information

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illustrationsportraits

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The birth of the FBI

Nature of contents

bibliography

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 -- Federal law enforcement -- Pinkerton's detectives -- Counterfeiters -- Assassinations -- The Secret Service -- The making of president Theodore Roosevelt -- Conservation -- Land thieves -- Chairman James A. Tawney -- The Bureau of Investigation -- Born in controversy -- The battle over the Bureau -- Sore losers & petty politics -- The aftermath -- Epilogue

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Birth of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

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