The Cowboy Detective, Undercover and in Danger Among the Texas Desperados
Charlie Siringo became famous for his daring undercover missions in the final days of the Old West.
By Nathan Ward | September 7, 2023
The Cowboy as Detective: Finding Charlie Siringo’s West
Charlie Siringo’s frontier life filled five autobiographies. His book about his two decades “playing outlaw” as a Pinkerton operative provoked the agency’s long campaign to silence him, and inspired American crime writers such as Dashiell Hammett. “When the final call comes,” Siringo judged toward the end, “I shall have to take my medicine, with Satan holding the spoon.”
By Nathan Ward | September 5, 2023
The Strange, Surreal, Visionary Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s
By Michael Gonzales | August 29, 2023
The Search for a Vanished Hiker on the PCT
By Andrea Lankford | August 23, 2023
Cold Cases: Grief Has No Expiration
By Keith Roysdon | August 14, 2023
Yepoka Yeebo on the Ghanaian Con Man Who Swindled the World
The author of Anansi's Gold first learned about the "utterly absurd" story of John Ackah Blay-Miezah from a WhatsApp message. Then she read the diplomatic cables from Shirley Temple Black.
By Kevin Canfield | August 7, 2023
