Title The bulldog detective : William J. Flynn and America's first war against the mafia, spies, and terrorists / Jeffrey D. Simon.

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Lanham, MD : Prometheus Books, an imprint of Globe Pequot, the trade division of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2024]

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Location	Call No.	Status
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	363.25 SIMON	Check Shelf
Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department	363.25 SI	Check Shelf

Description	xii, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Learning the trade -- Bringing down the godfather -- A thankless job -- On the trail of German spies and saboteurs -- The red scare -- Last hurrah -- Longing for the old days -- An incorruptible public servant.
Summary	"The Bulldog Detective is the first book to tell the story of William J. Flynn, the first government official to bring down the powerful Mafia, uncover a sophisticated German spy ring in the United States, and launch a formal war on terrorism. As the Director of the Bureau of Investigation (the forerunner to the FBI), Flynn would become one of the most respected and effective law enforcement officials in American history" Provided by publisher.
Subject	Flynn, William J. (William James), 1867-1928.
	Detectives -- United States -- Biography.
	Government executives -- United States -- Biography.
	United States Bureau of Investigation -- History.
	Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention -- History.
	United States Bureau of Investigation. (OCoLC)fst00632269
	Detectives. (OCoLC)fst00891581
	Government executives. (OCoLC)fst00945319
	Terrorism -- Prevention. (OCoLC)fst01148123
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Biographies.
Other Form:	Online version: Simon, Jeffrey D. (Jeffrey David), 1949- Bulldog detective Lanham, MD : Prometheus, [2024] 9781633888661 (DLC) 2023013697
ISBN	9781633888654 hardcover
	1633888657 hardcover
	9781633888661 electronic publication

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