Riata and Spurs Brings Siringo Epic Cowboy Odyssey
Charlie Siringo's Riata and Spurs, newly issued by Houghton Mifflin, is praised as an authentic epic of the Texas cattle trail era. The memoir traces his birth in Matagorda County in 1956, early cattle work, trail drives, clashes with outlaws, and later Pinkerton detective days, portraying a vivid panorama of Old West figures and events.
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