PINKERTONS Ep. 5 | “Charlie Siringo: Into the Mines”
In the late 1880s, James McParland joins the Denver office and quickly becomes superintendent. With McParland at the helm, Charlie Siringo receives assignments involving labor unions in the West. In 1...
20 Aug 202536min
PINKERTONS Ep. 4 | “Charlie Siringo: Cowboy Detective”
Charlie Siringo grows up driving cattle in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. In the early 1880s, Charlie retires from the cowboy life, writes a book about life on the range, and moves to Chicago. But a...
13 Aug 202534min
PINKERTONS Ep. 3 | “James McParland: A Murder in Idaho”
After 20 years as a supervisor, James McParland yearns to get back into the field as a detective. He finds his chance in 1906 when the Pinkerton agency is hired to handle the assassination of Frank St...
6 Aug 202532min
PINKERTONS Ep. 2 | “James McParland: The Celebrity Detective”
As the violence intensifies in Pennsylvania, James McParland decides its time to bring the Molly Maguire case to a close before he ends up dead. In the aftermath, McParland finds himself as one of the...
30 Juli 202535min
PINKERTONS Ep. 1 | “James McParland: The Molly Maguires”
In the early 1870s, tensions between Pennsylvania coal miners and mine owners reaches a fever pitch. Poor working conditions for little pay results in a bitter dispute between labor and management. Ma...
23 Juli 202536min
HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 6 | “Golden Spike”
The race is finally over as both railroads make it to Promontory Summit. On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific meet in a massive celebration. But in the aftermath, Thomas Durant’s...
25 Juni 202535min
HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 5 | “Last Mountain, Last Battle”
After surviving the chaos of the Hell on Wheels towns of Wyoming, the Union Pacific pushes into Utah. Once there, they call upon Mormon workers to help build through treacherous canyons as they inch c...
18 Juni 202533min
HELL ON WHEELS Ep. 4 | “Across the Desert”
The Central Pacific moves out of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and into the Nevada desert. No longer blasting through granite walls, the workers are able to make up for lost time as they battle scorchin...
11 Juni 202536min
