Mention the James gang and immediately all thoughts go to Jesse James. Jesse’s singular notoriety continues to live on despite the fact that there were other members of the gang. His brother, Frank, ...
In a surprising twist, Jesse and Frank James come across as good guys as they go about their outlaw ways. Jesse is a devilish scoundrel with an eye for the ladies while Frank concerns himself with ...
Jun. 13—GARRETSON, S.D. — In 1876, legendary outlaw Jesse James and his brother Frank were on the run after committing a bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota. Chased by a posse, the two Missouri ...
A teenager when he rode off to join Confederate guerrillas in 1864, Jesse James never really stopped fighting the Civil War. Unable to accept the defeat of the secessionist cause, Jesse trained his ...
Tales of Jesse James's exploits have grown to almost mythological proportions since the actual man and his gang galloped over the plains stealing horses, holding up trains, and robbing banks in the ...
On this day, April 3, 1882, outlaw Jesse James is shot to death by fellow gang member Robert Ford. For 16 years, the James Gang, led by Jesse and Frank James, committed robberies and murders across ...
KEARNEY, Mo. - Outlaws Jesse and Frank James made a living robbing banks and trains. Apparently, their mother also knew how to rake in the money, although in a legal if crass way. Not long after an ...
A man recounts vivid memories from his boyhood of Jesse James and Frank James visiting his family's farm near Grand Forks in 1880. Outlaw Jesse James holds a handgun at his waist in this May 15, 1882 ...
The recent hit movie, "The Assassination of Jesse James," stirred more than a passing interest in East Texas, especially in Collin, Grayson, Hood and Leon counties. In 1863, during the Civil War, ...
The public image of Jesse James was forever changed when his gang rode up to the Northfield bank shortly before 2 p.m. on Sept. 7, 1876. Now Old West historian Mark Lee Gardner argues that it's time ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. In 1927, 45 years after notorious outlaw bandit Jesse James’ death, The Sunday Gazette and Republican ...