A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

This week we're talking about the complicated, but fascinating story of the founder of The Pinkerton National Detective Agency and a man who had a significant impact on American law enforcement: Allan Pinkerton.

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he moved to America as a humble barrel maker, but quickly became embroiled in the dramas of the Wild West, the Civil War, the outlaw Jesse James and a failed assassination attempt on Abe Lincoln.

Imagine yourself in a smoky office, put your feet up on the desk, take a slug of cheap whisky and let us spin you a tale that will make your grannies whiskers curl. 

Sláinte


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SOURCES:

 https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/allanpinkerton.html

https://www.nytimes.com/1861/01/11/archives/the-adams-express-robbery-trial-of-the-alleged-robbers-at.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Warne#Early_detective_work:_1856%E2%80%931861

https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-pinkertons

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinkerton_(detective_agency)#Origins

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pinkerton-National-Detective-Agency

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_Pinkerton

https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/allan-pinkerton-4572.php

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Allan-Pinkerton

https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/red-dead-redemption-2-rockstar-pinkerton-lawsuit-1203108019/

https://law.jrank.org/pages/12271/Pinkerton-Allan-America-s-Scotland-Yard.html

 https://www.thedailybeast.com/are-emily-blunt-and-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-making-a-propaganda-film-for-amazon

https://www.historyextra.com/period/victorian/allan-pinkerton-the-eye-that-never-slept-library/

https://blackthen.com/john-scobell-untold-story-one-union-army-intelligence-officer/

https://www.nps.gov/people/allan-pinkerton.htm

https://www.annmarieackermann.com/kate-warne-first-female-detective/