{"product_id":"books-two-evil-isms-charles-a-siringo","title":"BOOKS - Two Evil Isms;  Pinkertonism and Anarchism - Charles A. Siringo","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is fascinating.  This is the third of the books Siringo wrote.  The first in 1885; \u003cem\u003eA Texas Cowboy or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic expose of his time working the range.  \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/herdwear.net\/products\/books-charles-siringo-author-cowboy-detective-and-dont-forget-the-movie?variant=43560470741105\" title=\"Siringo Books\"\u003eClick here if interested\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis second book; \u003cem\u003eA Cowboy Detective; A True Story of Twenty-Two Years with a World-Famous Detective Agency \u003c\/em\u003ebroke him.  The Pinkerton Detective Agency, that \"World Famous\" one, took him to court ... repeatedly ... until he almost quit.  But he did not.  (The 4th is \"Billy the Kid\")\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book was a challenge to them - try it again.  They did .... and virtually every copy of this book that was printed in 1915 got hauled in and destroyed.  I've seen one copy available and they want $6500 for it.  \u003cem\u003eHowever, the copy that made it to the Library of Congress in 1915 is the one that all these facsimile copies derive from\u003c\/em\u003e.  There was an 1967 version, a 2004 version and this one in 2018.  They all contain the exact words Siringo used; misspelling, mispunctuation ... the whole blood and guts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI just got these in but the first copy is already on my reading table.  I'll report back!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herd Wear Distribution center","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43669017034865,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1741\/3645\/files\/TwoEvilIsms.jpg?v=1784501247","url":"https:\/\/herdwear.net\/en-ca\/products\/books-two-evil-isms-charles-a-siringo","provider":"Herd Wear Distribution center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}