Showing results for "A True Cowboy" in Biographies & Memoirs

After years of cowboying, Charles A. Siringo settled down in Caldwell, Kansas to run a store—until an acquaintance told him that he was "cut out" for detective work. Thereupon, Siringo joined the Pinkerton National Detective Agency, where he worked for more than twenty years. A Cowboy Detective chronicles Siringo's adventures as an undercover operative in the wilder parts of the West, where he rode with the lawless and escaped violent death more than a few times.

Cocaine Cowboys tells the story of Ireland's love affair with cocaine since it first washed ashore on Cork's rugged coast to the billion-euro trade it has become. From Ireland's first cocaine lord and his attempts to establish a direct route from Miami to Dublin to the modern-day violence that led to the brutal dismemberment of teenager Keane Mulready Woods, the book will follow the stories and the increasing chaos that has engulfed those desperate for a slice of this modern day gold rush.

The word cowboy conjures up vivid images of rugged men on saddled horses - men lassoing cattle, riding bulls, or brandishing guns in a shoot-out. White men, as Hollywood remembers them. What is woefully missing from these scenes is their counterparts: the Black cowboys who made up one-fourth of the wranglers and rodeo riders. This book tells their story. 

The horrifying story of Jonathan Cresswell and the rape and murder of 21 year old showjumper Katie Simpson, who was initially thought to have taken her own life until Cresswell's crime was uncovered Jonathan Cresswell was a dangerous and violent man, particularly to women. He manipulated his...

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE A revelatory biography of the world-famous playwright and actor Sam Shepard, whose work was matched by his equally dramatic life, including collaborations with the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan as well as tumultuous relationships with Patti Smith, Joni...

A conspiracy theorist is often just a buzzword used loosely to doubt anyone who questions the system. In a world where questions are weaponized to isolate critical thinkers, coastal cowboys refuse to conform. Each week, we’ll analyze the formulas used to control society, speak with experts and those who have experienced this firsthand to find practical solutions to buck the system. Rope the Ocean is a grassroots revival of consciousness.

Ride High Cowboy is the podcast that delves into the history and true crime of Wyoming.

Es ist der größte Betrug mit Cannabis aller Zeiten: Das Berliner Start-up JuicyFields versprach große Gewinne und warb damit auf Social Media. Tausende vertrauten der Firma ihre Ersparnisse an – und verloren alles. Seit dem Zusammenbruch ermittelt die Polizei in ganz Europa. In der preisgekrönten Podcast-Serie nehmen die Reporter Andreas Becker und Nicolas Martin die Spur der Drahtzieher auf. Sie klopfen an Türen, verfolgen das Gras und das Geld – und landen auf einem Schloss und an der russischen Grenze. Ein Podcast der Deutschen Welle, mit Unterstützung von Bremen Zwei und der ARD ...

An investigative true crime podcast about cannabis. The Berlin-based company JuicyFields promised huge profits through investments in medicinal cannabis. Thousands of people worldwide trusted the company with their savings – and lost everything. It could be a scam the size of Wirecard or OneCoin. Some say the Russian mafia or South American drug cartels were involved. Others point to German aristocrats. Since JuicyFields went dead in July 2022, criminal investigations have been launched all over Europe. Homes and offices were raided, accounts frozen. The perpetrators remain at large. But ...

You love true crime. You devour mystery. But let’s be real you don’t always have an hour to wade through slow intros, awkward banter, and unnecessary backstory. That’s where Terror Bites comes in.Consider this your quick, no-BS hit of horror, packed with spine-chilling crime stories, unsolved mysteries, and the kind of real-life nightmares that’ll make you triple-check your locks. Each bite sized episode delivers a perfectly portioned dose of terror, murders, disappearances, serial killers, criminal cases without a single wasted minute. Because we know your time is precious… and so ...