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. 

Sláinte


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

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