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Riata and Spurs
In his introduction to the 1927 edition of Riata and Spurs, Gifford Pinchot said that Charlie Siringo's story of his life is one of the best, if not the very best, of all books about the Old West, when cowpunchers actually punched cows. He goes on to say that it is worth something to be able to lay your hand on a book written by a man who is the real thing, and who tells the truth. Others might not have the same opinion about the book and some might argue about Siringo's memories of things that happened during his lifetime. But, in any event, the book is a colorful portrayal of the ins and outs of cowboys, bad men, and the one detective who took out after them. Siringo originally had references to his experiences with the Pinkerton Agency, but which objected to his statements and they do not appear in the 1927 edition. There's plenty left, however, including stories about Billy the Kid, Kid Curry, Butch Cassidy, and even a mention of Will Rogers. All in all, this fascinating book will give today's readers a rare glimpse of what was once called the Old West and is now gone forever. This new edition includes a new foreword by New Mexico historian Marc Simmons.
A Cowboy Detective
After years of cowboying, Charles A. Siringo had settled down to store-keeping in Caldwell, Kansas, when a blind phrenologist, traveling through, took the measure of his "mule head" and told him that he was "cut out" for detective work. Thereupon, Siringo joined the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1886. A Cowboy Detective chronicles his twenty-two years as an undercover operative in wilder parts of the West, where he rode with the lawless, using more stratagems and guises than Sherlock Holmes to bring them to justice and escaping violent death more often than Dick Tracy. He survived the labor riots at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in 1892 (his testimony helped convict eighteen union leaders),...
A Cowboy Detective
Charles Angelo Siringo (February 7, 1855-October 18, 1928), was an American lawman, detective, and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency during the late 19th century and early 20th century. Siringo was born in Matagorda County, Texas to an Irish immigrant mother and an Italian immigrant father from Piedmont. He attended public school until reaching the age of 15, when he started working on local ranches as a cowboy. After taking part in several cattle drives, Siringo stopped herding to settle down, get married (1884), and open a merchant business in Caldwell, Kansas. He began writing a book, entitled A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony. A year...
Riata and Spurs
The Story of a Lifetime Spent in the Saddle as a Cowboy and Detective, originally published in 1912, is a first-hand account of the life of "cowboy detective" Charles Siringo during the Wild West. Contents include his beginnings as a cowboy in Illinois, experiences traveling around the United States, from Louisiana to Nevada to as far north as Alaska, run-ins with famous outlaws "Billy the Kid" and Butch Cassidy, and Siringo's eventual resignation from the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Parts of the book are reprints from two earlier works of Siringo's - The Lone Star Cowboy and A Cowboy Detective; Riata and Spurs encompasses his entire career. This exciting and detailed account is an ideal read for fans of the Old West and includes original illustrations and photographs.
A Lone Star Cowboy
Prior to 1922, one of Santa Fe, New Mexico's, most colorful and famous residents was Charles Angelo Siringo (1855-1928), popularly known as "the cowboy detective." Siringo's experiences as the quintessential cowboy and determined detective helped romanticize the West and its myth of the American cowboy.
Two Evil Isms
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Lone Star Cowboy
Charles Angelo Siringo (1855-1928) was one of the wild west's most colorful characters. A native of Texas but also a notable resident of Santa Fe, Siringo was a famous law man, and member of the Pinkerton Detective Agency. A Lone Star Cowboy chronicles fifty years in the saddle as cowboy, detective and New Mexico ranger.
A Texas Cow-boy
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History of Billy the Kid
William Bonney, or Billy the Kid as he was commonly known, was a cowboy outlaw whose youthful daring has never been equaled in the annals of criminal history. When a bullet pierced his heart, he was less than twenty-two years of age, and had killed over twenty-one men, including American Indians.
History of 'Billy the Kid'
Many histories of the short life of Old West gunslinger William Bonney have been published, but few pack the punch of Charles A. Siringo's History of 'Billy the Kid', a thrilling first-person account that traces the doomed outlaw's story from birth to death. Siringo was known in his time as a cowboy detective and spent months pursuing Bonney.
