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''An authentic and thrilling history of the noted outlaws Jesse and Frank James and their bands of highwaymen.compiled from reliable sources and containing the latest facts in regard to these desperate freebooters.'' (from the author's sub-title) The James brothers emerged from the Confederate guerrillas to become notorious outlaws of the American west rising to legendary status. J.W. Buel chronicles their path of robbery and murder across the West in short vignettes.
- Summary by Larry Wilson
- Summary by Larry Wilson
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Preface
02:42 - Chapter 2
Jesse and Frank James - Their Youth
03:44 - Chapter 3
Career as Guerrillas
04:07 - Chapter 4
First Skirmishes
05:10 - Chapter 5
Desolation of Lawrence
09:06 - Chapter 6
Desperate Fighting by Squads
09:40 - Chapter 7
Direful Massacre at Centralia
05:23 - Chapter 8
Fortune Turning Against the Guerrillas
02:11 - Chapter 9
The Whirlwind of Destruction Changes
03:54 - Chapter 10
Jesse James' Career in Texas
04:14 - Chapter 11
Robbery and Murder
06:28 - Chapter 12
Plundering a Kentucky Bank
04:06 - Chapter 13
Bank Robbery and Murder
03:08 - Chapter 14
Mysterious Hiding Place in Jackson Co.
05:31 - Chapter 15
Terrible Fight in Mexico
05:27 - Chapter 16
Plundering an Iowa Bank
02:48 - Chapter 17
Another Bank Robbery in Kentucky
03:33 - Chapter 18
Robbing the Cash Box at the Kansas City Fair
03:23 - Chapter 19
Plundering the Ste. Genevieve Bank
04:37 - Chapter 20
Wrecking and Plundering a Train
05:11 - Chapter 21
The Stage Robbery near Hot Springs
05:00 - Chapter 22
Train Robbery at Gad's Hill
05:28 - Chapter 23
Wicher's Unfortunate Hunt for the James Boys
06:21 - Chapter 24
Murdering Cow Boys and Driving off Cattle
03:05 - Chapter 25
The Attack on the Samuels Residence
06:01 - Chapter 26
Assassination of Daniel Askew
03:16 - Chapter 27
The San Antonio Stage Robbery
03:56 - Chapter 28
The Great Train Robbery at Muncie
04:50 - Chapter 29
The Huntington Bank Robbery
03:16 - Chapter 30
The Rocky Cut Train Robbery
06:01 - Chapter 31
Fatal Attack on a Minnesota Bank
08:12 - Chapter 32
At Glendale—the Last Great Train Robbery
05:44 - Chapter 33
Shooting of Jesse James by George Shepherd
17:04 - Chapter 34
Why did Shepherd Shoot Jesse James?
06:09 - Chapter 35
Robbing of the Mammoth Cave Stage
08:37 - Chapter 36
Personal Characteristics of the James Boys
07:23 - Chapter 37
The Union Pacific Express Robbery
12:33 - Chapter 38
An Interview with the Younger Brothers
09:37 - Chapter 39
Anecdotes of Jesse and Frank James
11:09 - Chapter 40
Basham's Confession of the Glendale Robbery
07:51 - Chapter 41
The Train Robbery at Winston, Mo. July 15, 1881
17:04