Pinkerton[note 1] is an American private investigation agency and security company established around 1850 in the United States by Scottish-born American cooper Allan Pinkerton and Chicago attorney Edward Rucker as the North-Western Police Agency, which later became Pinkerton & Co. and finally the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Pinkerton National Detective Agency, American independent police force that was founded in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton (1819–84), former deputy sheriff of Cook county, Illinois. It originally specialized in railway theft cases, protecting trains and apprehending train robbers.
Allan Pinkerton founded a small law enforcement agency whose rise began during the Civil War and later became a national crime-fighting bureau.
The controversial history of The Pinkerton National Detective Agency, from its origins to today.
In the deep, shadowy depths of American history, few organizations have captured the public imagination, stirring up fear and apprehension, quite like the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Whether its agents were tracking down notorious outlaws in the Wild West, infiltrating unions, backroom negotiations, or working to protect the life of the President, the Pinkertons were a
From the Civil War to the Wild West, the Pinkerton Detective Agency played a fascinating role in American history.
The Pinkerton National Detective Agency is a private security guard and detective agency established in 1850 by Allan Pinkerton. It still exists today.
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