Prestigious Minds

Bootlegged: A short history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency

Today on Prestigious Minds we talk about the history of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Most hear the name and think of the labor strikes of the late 19th century. There is more than to the Pinkertons than meets the eye. Pun intended.. Join us for this amusing take on the Pinkerton Detective Agency! Subscribe here [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm/listen] for FREE on your platform of choice! We would appreciate it if you would leave us a five star review on Spotify or apple podcasts! If you want more history, but with pictures to go along with the story go check out our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Go tag us in a post and tell us your favorite brew of choice, or for those of you who prefer something else you can drop that in the comments as well! Prestigious Minds - Learn from those who did it best Website: Prestigious Minds website [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm] for news and updates Facebook: Prestigious Minds Page [https://www.facebook.com/pmindspod] Instagram: @pmindspod [https://www.instagram.com/pmindspod/] Twitter: @pmindspod [https://twitter.com/pmindspod] * Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency and the Information Work of the Nineteenth-Century - Surveillance State - University of Texas Press [https://www.utexaspressjournals.org/doi/10.7560/IC53104] * Search Strategies & Selected Articles - Pinkertons: Topics in Chronicling America - Research Guides at Library of Congress [https://guides.loc.gov/chronicling-america-pinkertons/selected-articles] * Amazon Hires Pinkerton Spies to Monitor Unionization Efforts: Report [https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-pinkerton-spies-worker-labor-unions-2020-11] * Smithsonian: Outlaw Hunters [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/outlaw-hunters-163405565/] * Pinkerton Detectives Still Exist, and They’re Tired of Being the Bad Guys - WSJ [https://www.wsj.com/articles/pinkerton-detectives-still-exist-and-theyre-tired-of-being-the-bad-guys-11548097818] * THE INFAMOUS ATTACK ON THE JAMES HOME – Chicago Tribune [https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1993-05-30-9305300394-story.html] Jeremiah DeWitt Copyright 2023 Jeremiah DeWitt

22 Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt has holes in his brain and fading fast: The End of the First Tycoon

This has been a long journey for the Commodore, but after many successes in business he is reaching the end of the line (no pun intended). He has to find a way to save his railroad operation in economic downturn, and with his depleting health he has decided on an heir. Part 2 of 2 final episodes. Subscribe here [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm/listen] for FREE on your platform of choice! We would appreciate it if you would leave us a five star review on Spotify or apple podcasts! If you want more history, but with pictures to go along with the story go check out our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Go tag us in a post and tell us your favorite brew of choice, or for those of you who prefer something else you can drop that in the comments as well! Prestigious Minds - Learn from those who did it best Website: Prestigious Minds website [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm] for news and updates Facebook: Prestigious Minds Page [https://www.facebook.com/pmindspod] Instagram: @pmindspod [https://www.instagram.com/pmindspod/] Twitter: @pmindspod [https://twitter.com/pmindspod] Jeremiah DeWitt Copyright 2023 Jeremiah DeWitt

21. Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt gets a move on with Locomotives and Railroads

This has been a long journey for the Commodore, but after many successes in business he is reaching the end of the line (no pun intended). He has to find a way to save his railroad operation in economic downturn, and with his depleting health he has decided on an heir. Part 1 of 2 final episodes. Subscribe here [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm/listen] for FREE on your platform of choice! We would appreciate it if you would leave us a five star review on Spotify or apple podcasts! If you want more history, but with pictures to go along with the story go check out our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Go tag us in a post and tell us your favorite brew of choice, or for those of you who prefer something else you can drop that in the comments as well! Prestigious Minds - Learn from those who did it best Website: Prestigious Minds website [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm] for news and updates Facebook: Prestigious Minds Page [https://www.facebook.com/pmindspod] Instagram: @pmindspod [https://www.instagram.com/pmindspod/] Twitter: @pmindspod [https://twitter.com/pmindspod] Jeremiah DeWitt Copyright 2023 Jeremiah DeWitt

20. Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt Puts America on Display but Trouble is Brewing

Vanderbilt takes his family on the tour of the "Old World" (Europe), and even build a luxury cruise ship for the journey, the North Star. All the while his business partners plan to betray him on the Southern Route. Subscribe here [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm/listen] for FREE on your platform of choice! We would appreciate it if you would leave us a five star review on Spotify or apple podcasts! If you want more history, but with pictures to go along with the story go check out our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Go tag us in a post and tell us your favorite brew of choice, or for those of you who prefer something else you can drop that in the comments as well! Prestigious Minds - Learn from those who did it best Website: Prestigious Minds website [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm] for news and updates Facebook: Prestigious Minds Page [https://www.facebook.com/pmindspod] Instagram: @pmindspod [https://www.instagram.com/pmindspod/] Twitter: @pmindspod [https://twitter.com/pmindspod] Jeremiah DeWitt Copyright 2023 Jeremiah DeWitt

19. Cinderella: The Original Uncut Version

Subscribe here [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm/listen] for FREE on your platform of choice! We would appreciate it if you would leave us a five star review on Spotify or apple podcasts! If you want more history, but with pictures to go along with the story go check out our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. Go tag us in a post and tell us your favorite brew of choice, or for those of you who prefer something else you can drop that in the comments as well! Prestigious Minds - Learn from those who did it best Website: Prestigious Minds website [https://prestigiousminds.captivate.fm] for news and updates Facebook: Prestigious Minds Page [https://www.facebook.com/pmindspod] Instagram: @pmindspod [https://www.instagram.com/pmindspod/] Twitter: @pmindspod [https://twitter.com/pmindspod] Jeremiah DeWitt Copyright 2023 Jeremiah DeWitt