The Birth of a Detective Force

The chapter explores the establishment of the Pinkerton National Detective Agency by Allan Pinkerton and its early days, including hiring women detectives and addressing counterfeit currency issues. It details the agency's expansion into various investigative areas like hunting kidnappers and working with law enforcement and the government. The narrative culminates with Alan Pinkerton's decision to send a team to Texas to infiltrate a gang involved in stealing packages from a railroad.