One of the first Wild West Outlaws in American history, Jesse James holds a special place in pop culture. The mythology around him is strong enough that Brad Pitt played him in a movie. So who was Jesse James, and how did he become so popular?
Join Ryan as he discusses what he learned during his reading and research. Find out what he has to say about this American legend.
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Gardner, Mark Lee. Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape. New York, NY: HarperLuxe, 2013.
Muehlberger, James P. The Lost Cause: The Trials of Frank and Jesse James. Chicago, IL: Westholme Publishing, 2013.
O'Hara, S. Paul. Inventing the Pinkertons; or, Spies, Sleuths, Mercenaries, and Thugs: Being a Story of the Nation's Most Famous (and Infamous) Detective Agency. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.
Stiles, T. J. Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 2003.
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