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The Pinkertons
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A private national detective agency, the Pinkertons were able to find criminals throughout the West who eluded state or local authorities. They went to extreme lengths including disguising themselv...
A private national detective agency, the Pinkertons were able to find criminals throughout the West who eluded state or local authorities. They went to extreme lengths including disguising themselves to infiltrate various organizations. Though their methods were controversial, the Pinkertons were heroes to ordinary, law-abiding citizens. This is the story of the Pinkertons, who thought the ends always justified the means.
Details
- Creator
- A&E Television Networks, LLC
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2011]
- copyright 1996
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (45 min.)) : sound, color, digital file
- digital
- data file
- OCLC
- ocn800996249
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 19, 2011.
- Sacred Land of the West (2:04) -- System of Law and Order (1:29) -- Cowboy Detectives (1:50) -- Life of a Cowboy Detective (1:35) -- Allan Pinkerton in America (2:44) -- Pinkerton and Railroads (1:56) -- Female Undercover Agents/Abolition (1:16) -- Pinkerton and Civil War (2:02) -- Outlaw Train Robbers (4:42) -- Pursuit of Jesse James (3:18) -- Repair of Public Image (2:25) -- Pinkertons and the Wild Bunch (2:50) -- Charlie Siringo: Cowboy Detective (2:26) -- Tom Horn: Cowboy Detective/Killer (2:30) -- Pinkerton's Sons (5:23) -- Imitation of Success (1:39) -- Pinkerton Legacy (1:07) -- Credits: The Pinkertons (0:20)