In the early 1850s, Scottish immigrant Allan Pinkerton stumbled upon a counterfeiting operation while gathering wood for his barrel-making business. After helping the authorities arrest the criminals, he was inspired to form a detective agency, to chase bank robbers and train bandits. His business grew quickly and in 1861 he was enlisted to prevent an attempted assassination of President Lincoln.&nbsp;The Pinkerton Detective Agency soon established itself as America’s most innovative and aggressive private police force, spying for the Union during the Civil War, and sending&nbsp; agents out to hunt the nation’s most notorious Wild West outlaws.Pre-order your copy of the new American History Tellers book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/006334338X?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_3VGZ0MMC1E95FG68YY2V&mode=all&term=american%20history%20tellers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Hidden History of the White House</a>, for behind-the-scenes stories of some of the most dramatic events in American history—set right inside the house where it happened.See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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