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01817aam a2200265 i 4500 001 CB1A0B7E223711EFB457909958ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240604010036 008 230518s2024 mduaf e b 001 0beng 010 $a 2023013696 020 $a 1633888657 020 $a 9781633888654 035 $a (OCoLC)1387568316 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d GP5 $d OCLCO $d YDX $d VP@ $d WZW $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Simon, Jeffrey D. $q (Jeffrey David), $d 1949- $e author. 245 14 $a The bulldog detective : $b William J. Flynn and America's first war against the mafia, spies, and terrorists / $c Jeffrey D. Simon. 264 1 $a Lanham, MD : $b Prometheus Books, an imprint of Globe Pequot, the trade division of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., $c [2024] 300 $a xii, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-245) and index. 505 00 $t An incorruptible public servant. $t Bringing down the godfather -- $t A thankless job -- $t On the trail of German spies and saboteurs -- $t The red scare -- $t Last hurrah -- $t Longing for the old days -- $t An incorruptible public servant. 520 $a "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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 941 $a 1 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20240604011807.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CB1A0B7E223711EFB457909958ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search