Who Were the Pinkertons and Their Role

Striking factory workers hold off an attempted amphibious invasion launched by Pinkertons with guns, bombs, and fire ships. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/lionsledbydonkeys Sources: https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/homestead-strike https://battleofhomestead.org/the-battle-of-homestead/ https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/carnegie-strike-homestead-mill/ https://www.americanheritage.com/battle-homestead https://archive.org/details/jstor-25102447