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Pinkerton Allan
(1819—1884)
«Criminal Reminiscences and Detective Sketches»

American detective, founder of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, b. Glasgow, Scotland. A cooper by trade, he emigrated to the United States in 1842 and opened in West Dundee, Ill., a cooper’s shop, which became a station on the Underground Railroad. His discovery and capture of a band of counterfeiters led to his appointment (1846) as... More...

Guyana, 1996, Mickey as Pinkerton