Uncle Sam, Detective

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Uncle Sam, Detective

by William Atherton DuPuy

EN·~4 hours·15 chapters

Chapters

15 total

UNCLE SAMDETECTIVE

0:19

ILLUSTRATIONS

0:19

INTRODUCTION

6:01

I THE CONSCIENCE OF THE CUMBERLANDS

24:52

II THE BANK WRECKER

26:46

III A FIASCO IN FIREARMS

25:46

IV THE SUGAR SAMPLERS

24:16

V THE PSYCHOLOGICAL SLEUTH

24:53

VI "ROPING" THE SMUGGLERS OF JAMAICA

22:11

VII A BANK CASE FROM THE OUTSIDE

20:31

Description

Imagine a detective who looks less like a literary sleuth in a trench coat and more like a seasoned, broad‑shouldered policeman whose very boots announce his presence. Uncle Sam, a veteran of the newly formed Bureau of Investigation, carries the weight of the nation’s most complex crimes on his shoulders, from cross‑border conspiracies to massive corporate frauds. The opening pages set the stage by contrasting the romantic detective of fiction with the pragmatic, methodical agent tasked with safeguarding America’s interests.

In his first big assignment, Uncle Sam follows a trail that weaves through bustling city streets, quiet back‑rooms, and the far‑flung reaches of the Mississippi, confronting a web of deceit that threatens both law and morality. His approach blends street‑wise intuition with a careful reliance on scientific expertise when the case demands it. Listeners will be drawn into a world where every clue matters and the line between legend and reality is as sharp as the detective’s keen eye.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (267K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

Apr 24, 2014

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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William Atherton DuPuy

1876–1941

A prolific early 20th-century writer, he turned government work, public affairs, and the natural world into lively books for general readers and younger audiences. His shelves ranged from crime and war to birds, insects, horses, and the everyday workings of American life.

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