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William A. Pinkerton with railroad special agents Pat Connell (left) and Sam Finley (right) from the Library of Congress. Even if you’ve only watched a handful of “Wild West” films or TV shows, you’ve probably encountered the Pinkertons. These hired guns are often mistaken for police, but they rarely carry official badges. Instead, Pinkerton detectives […]
In his new book Red Dead’s History, Tore Olsson reveals the gritty and brutal world that inspired the sensational video games Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption II, shedding light on dark corners of the American past for gamers and history buffs alike. Get a sneak peek of the book below! Let’s start with […]
Imagine a bookcase large enough to contain all the works ever written about the history of the American South. (It would be quite massive!) But even though that region’s history spans centuries, I would bet that the overwhelming majority of its shelf space was devoted to just two decades: the 1860s and 1960s. That is […]