Dark and Tangled Threads of Crime: San Francisco's Famous Police Detective Isaiah W. Lees - Couverture souple

Secrest, William B

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1884995411 ISBN 13 : 9781884995415

Editeur : Word Dancer Press, 2004

Synopsis

He came to California with the great Gold Rush, but instead of riches, Isaiah W. Lees discovered his great talent for solving crimes and catching criminals. He captured stage robbers in Missouri, tracked con men to New York and caught the notorious eastern bank robber, Jimmy Hope in the middle of a San Francisco heist. San Francisco in the 1850's, was the gateway to the gold fields, a city filled with adventurers, outlaws, con men and desperadoes of every description. In 1853 Isaiah Lees was appointed the first Chief of Detectives on the new Police Force and during nearly fifty years he acquired an amazing record. An innovator of police methods, Lees easily eclipsed such legendary lawman as Bat Masterson and Wyatt Earp. When he retired as chief in 1900, the San Francisco Chronicle stated that "in point of service, no one has ever equalled the record of Lees." He was the right man, in the right place, at the right time, and this is his exciting, true story, told here for the first time.

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À propos de l'auteur

Following stints as a Marine rifleman in the Korean War and an art director for an advertising firm, William B. Secrest started researching and writing Western history in the early 1960s. Early in his history career, Secrest realized how his home state has consistently been neglected in the Western genre and concentrated almost exclusively on early California subjects. He has produced hundreds of articles for such publications as Westways, Montana, True West, and The American West, while publishing seven monographs on early California themes.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Word Dancer Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1884995411
• ISBN 13: 9781884995415
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 318
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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