Charles Siringo (1855 to 1928) worked as a Texas cowboy before spending about two decades as a detective for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
Siringo went undercover in mining camps and outlaw circles and spent years pursuing members of the Wild Bunch, the gang associated with Butch Cassidy. His adventures took him across the American West.
Did You Know?
His 1885 book A Texas Cowboy is often described as one of the first autobiographies written by a working cowboy.
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