Front-page Detective: William J. Burns and the Detective Profession, 1880-1930
- ISBN-10
- 087972496X
- ISBN-13
- 9780879724962
- Category
- Government executives
- Pages
- 222
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Popular Press
- Author
- William R. Hunt
Description
William J. Burns (1880-1930) was the immediate succor of J. Edgar Hoover at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He had taken the director's job when Warren Harding was elected and appointed Burns' friend, Harry Daugherty, as Attorney General. Both Daugherty and Burns misused their offices and were forced to resign.
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