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Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies.
Apr 3, 2014 · Jesse James was a bank and train robber in the American Old West, best known as the leading member of the James-Younger gang of outlaws.
Sep 15, 2021 · He was a Confederate soldier who became one of the most notorious outlaws of the Wild West. How did Jesse James's name become synonymous with "renegade"? by HistoryNet Staff 9/15/2021. According to his brother, Frank, teenaged guerrilla Jesse James killed Major Johnston. (Library of Congress) Share This Article. Jesse James Facts.
Jul 9, 2020 · Jesse James: The Death of the Wild West Outlaw. The notorious robber was killed by a would-be gang member while plotting his next heist. By Tim Ott Updated: Jul 9, 2020. Photo: Bettmann/Getty...
Jan 11, 2022 · Jesse James is one of the most notorious outlaws in the history of the American Wild West. As a prominent member of the high-profile James-Younger gang, his nefarious terrorising and robbing of banks, stagecoaches and trains in the mid to late 19th century earned him celebrity status.
Dec 8, 2014 · During the 1869 bank robbery in Gallatin, the incident that first brought Jesse public notice as an outlaw, he shot and killed the bank’s cashier in an act of revenge, thinking the man was ...
Aug 17, 2013 · Most people know that Jesse James, and his brother Frank were outlaws, but not why. As author Mark Lee Gardner tells weekends on All Things Considered guest host Don Gonyea, it was the violence...
Jan 17, 2019 · Jesse James: Rise of an American outlaw. The violence of the U.S. Civil War transformed Jesse James from Missouri farm boy to vicious killer.
Jesse's new gang, none of them ex-soldiers, were in it for the money, not the cause, and one of them happily conspired with Missouri's governor to hunt the outlaw down and collect a $10,000...
Jesse James and Frank James were two brothers who were among the most notorious outlaws of the American West, engaging in robberies that came to typify the hazards of the 19th-century frontier as it has been portrayed in motion-picture westerns. Reared on a Missouri farm, Jesse and Frank shared.
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