How Kate Warne Saved President Lincoln
The Story Behind the Nation's First Woman Detective
2016
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2017 Amelia Bloomer List, Early Readers Nonfiction In 1856, when Kate Warne went to see Allan Pinkerton, only men were detectives. But Kate convinced Allan to hire her for his detective agency. She explained that she could worm out secrets where men could not go―in disguise as a society lady! Join Kate on her most important mission―to thwart a plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln on the way to his inauguration.
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Elizabeth Van Steenwyk
Author · 12 books
Elizabeth Van Steenwyk is the award-winning author of more than seventy published books for young people. After graduating from Knox College, she went on to spend ten years writing for radio and television with a concentration on children's programming. She lives in California.
