Frank explains: “At the third General Meeting of the James-Younger Gang Wilbur Zink gave a talk about one of his most-prized possessions, the violin once owned and played by Jim Younger. Frank plays and repairs musical instruments. The film’s aim is to present “the true story of an outlaw who has captured the imagination of generations of Americans.In 1996, Frank Younger, a distant relative of the Younger brothers, met Wilbur and the violin. This website provides information about the PBS American Experience film about Jesse James. This is the website for the James Farm in Kearney, Missouri, where Jesse James was born and raised. This website offers information about Jesse James and his death in the Jesse James house in St. The Society is not responsible for the content of the following websites: These links, which open in another window, will take you outside the Society’s website. This collection includes his research notes on the James family. William Settle was known as an authority on Jesse James. The collection contains research and manuscripts for published and unpublished work, including material on Jesse James. Homer Croy, a Missouri native, was the author of numerous books, short stories, plays and articles. Governor’s proclamation offering rewards for the arrest of express and train robbers Frank and Jesse James. Frank and Jesse James: The Story Behind the Legend. The Life, Times, and Treacherous Death of Jesse James. Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1966. Jesse James Was His Name: or, Fact and Fiction Concerning the Careers of the Notorious James Brothers of Missouri. “Violent Birth of a Legend: Jesse James and His Murderous Rise to Infamy.” Missouri Life. The James Farm: Its People, Their Lives and Their Times. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1994.

Jesse James and the Civil War in Missouri. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1949, 1997. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1999. Montgomery, AL: Elliot & Clark Publishing, 1997. Outlaws: The Illustrated History of the James-Younger Gang. Jesse James Says He Is Innocent and Presents the Proof.” Jefferson City Daily Tribune.

“Missouri’s Gay Bandits: The Genuine James Boys and One of the Youngers.” Lexington Weekly Caucasian.

“The Murder of Jesse James.” Sedalia Democrat.

“Jesse James Shot.” Boonville Weekly Advertiser.

The Great Outlaw Killed in His Home in St. He Denies All Complicity with the Exposition Robbery.” Kansas City Times.

“The Bandit Buried.” Kansas City Times.“ Clay County: A Southern Heiress on the Eastern Frontier Land of Culture, Legend, and Romance.” v. “ The James Boys and Missouri Politics.” v. “ Sobriquets of Missouri and Missourians.” v. Articles from the Missouri Historical Review The Society’s call numbers follow the citations in brackets. The following is a selected list of books, articles, and manuscripts about Jesse James in the research centers of The State Historical Society of Missouri. James took credit for killing their Union commander, Major Andrew “Ave” Johnston.įor more information about Jesse James’s life and career, see the following resources: Society Resources Hours later, at the Battle of Centralia, the guerrillas killed and horribly mutilated over a hundred soldiers in the Thirty-ninth Missouri Infantry, U.S. Led by “Bloody Bill,” the guerrillas terrorized the town and murdered twenty-two unarmed Union soldiers in what is called the Centralia Massacre. By the morning of September 27, 1864, however, he was well enough to be part of an eighty-man raid on Centralia, Missouri. In the summer of 1864, James was shot in the chest during a guerrilla raid. James adapted quickly to a lifestyle that would set the pattern for the rest of his life: plan and attack, flee and hide. Shortly after this incident, James joined his brother, Frank, and a guerrilla unit led by William “Bloody Bill” Anderson. The soldiers hurt and threatened Jesse James and his family. They were seeking information about Confederate guerrilla bands. In 1863 Union soldiers visited the James farm.

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