Now, given that I wanted to write a detailed history of the life and times of one of my favorite people, I set about going through my bookmarks (of which there are...probably thousands) and came across this doozy that I'd forgotten I had. And I realized that it was better than anything I was going to write, and I should just give up.
And then I realized that I could type an intro and bow out, linking everyone to the article and letting them feel the glory that is a fricken hilarious history of one of my favorite people...this guy:
No, no...not Lincoln. Yeah, we all know Lincoln is constantly at the top of those Presidential Ranking Lists weird people like myself like to peruse. But no, his is not the interesting history I want to link you to today.
Look to the left. No, not your left...Lincoln's left. Or, rather, his right...but our left in the picture. That, my friends, is Allan Pinkerton. He saved Lincoln's life before the war even began (and wasn't THAT an adventure?!) and is an admitted source/inspiration for Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes books. He created the FBI before the government got around to it, and his organization gave us the term Private Eye. But...you know...this guy is funnier than I am. So I'm just going to link you to the article and sit back while you enjoy.
So...Allan Pinkerton: Bad Ass
ENJOY!
I'll probably post about a Founding Father tomorrow. You know, since they're kind of important to there being a nation here in the first place.
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