To kick of BLOCK2024, we learn about the history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency, one of the first of its kind, with a varied and fascinating history.
This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 13:54 (though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:
https://pinkerton.com/our-story/history
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pinkerton-National-Detective-Agency
https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-pinkertons
https://www.intelligence.gov/evolution-of-espionage/civil-war/union-espionage/allan-pinkerton
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/james-agency/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/outlaw-hunters-163405565/
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