Like with the snake oil video, I always get surprised when a common English term has a clear origin. I had no idea the word private eye came from the Pinkertons! I learned a lot from this video, keep up the great work!
I met some of his relatives in a cemetery in Glasgow. They were looking for his origins. I politely informed them that he's generally despised in Scotland for his Union busting (murdering strikers). It's not all tracking Jesse James, more Gatling Gunning coal miners.
Like with the snake oil video, I always get surprised when a common English term has a clear origin. I had no idea the word private eye came from the Pinkertons! I learned a lot from this video, keep up the great work!
Wow! Another great video LSN!! Such an interesting story about the Pinkertons!!
Glad you liked it! It was a lot of fun to research.
Love your work! Keep up the awesome content!
Thank you! Glad you liked it. Are there any topics you're interested in seeing in the future? I'm always open to ideas :)
I met some of his relatives in a cemetery in Glasgow. They were looking for his origins. I politely informed them that he's generally despised in Scotland for his Union busting (murdering strikers). It's not all tracking Jesse James, more Gatling Gunning coal miners.
As always, another interesting video! I remember you spoke about the shocking use of Pinkerton guards in your earlier video about Andrew Carnegie.
You're spot on! Coming across the Homestead Mill strike in the Carnegie video's research led me to the Pinkertons.
Interesting
Pinkerton was a snitch since day 1
He really built a business empire on snitching XD