Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.2
Points
5.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
30682
Points per Word
0.000163
Page Count
211
Points per Page
0.023697
Description
Besides tracking down train robbers, counterfeiters, and other outlaws, Allan Pinkerton uncovered and thwarted an assassination attempt against President-elect Lincoln. Lincoln then funded Pinkerton's spy network, a precursor to the Secret Service.