On Secret Service by John Jakes

On Secret Service A Novel by John Jakes A new novel by the "godfather of the historical novel" retraces the early years of the "Secret Service," from the Pinkertons to the assassination of Lincoln, following four main characters--a spy, a rebel, and actress, and an officer. The story of a war within a war on various levels the North v. the South, the Union's Pinkerton Detective Agency v. the Confederacy's agent provocateurs, youthful idealism v. youthful lust - On Secret Service chronicles the lives and times of four young Americans, from the war's early tremors in January 1861, through its bloody conclusion, Lincoln's assassination, and John Wilkes Booth's murder in May 1865. Hardback. Used-good condition. All pages intact. Smoke free. 50% of the profits from this sale will be given to a local Friends of the Library. Contemporary Literature Literary Fiction History Historical BKNK