Bootlegged: A short history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency

Today on Prestigious Minds we talk about the history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Most hear the name and think of the labor strikes of the late 19th century. There is more than to the Pinkertons than meets the eye. Pun intended.. Join us for this amusing take on the Pinkerton Detective Agency!

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• Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and the Information Work of the Nineteenth-Century - Surveillance State - University of Texas Press
• Search Strategies & Selected Articles - Pinkertons: Topics in Chronicling America - Research Guides at Library of Congress
• Amazon Hires Pinkerton Spies to Monitor Unionization Efforts: Report
• Smithsonian: Outlaw Hunters
• Pinkerton Detectives Still Exist, and They’re Tired of Being the Bad Guys - WSJ
• THE INFAMOUS ATTACK ON THE JAMES HOME – Chicago Tribune

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