Allan Pinkerton Part1: Detectives, Lincoln, Masons and a Barrel of Laughs

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02/15/22 • 59 min

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.
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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

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Allan Pinkerton Part2: John Scobell, Jesse James, and More Barrels

A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!
It's part 2 of our story on the founder of The Pinkerton National Detective Agency: Allan Pinkerton.
This week we tell you about Pinkerton's involvement in the Underground Railroad, his epic and deadly rivalry with the outlaw Jesse James and chat a bit about the Pinkerton Agency in pop culture and what they're getting up to these days.
Put on you Stetson, saddle up and come riding into the Wild West with the TDN Lads.
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Email: [email protected]
website: https://www.thistledonicelypod.com/
Google Voicemail: 4844 TDN POD (484 483-6763)
SOURCES:
https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/allanpinkerton.html