Scotland Magazine author Allan Pinkerton

The first private eye

We look at the exciting life of America’s James Bond – Allan Pinkerton

Talk about right place at the right time. This Glasgow-born immigrant to the United States in the mid-1800s not only laid the foundations for the modern secret service but also foiled an attempted assassination on one of the country’s most famous presidents. Allan Pinkerton was born in the centre o...

Scotland Legends from Issue 39 published on 23/06/2008