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Tag: Jesse James

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

On This Day: Outlaw Jesse James’s 1st Confirmed Bank Robbery

By Tony Pettinato on December 7, 2020

The brutal robbery of the Daviess County Savings Association Bank in Gallatin, Missouri, on 7 December 1869, first got Jesse James’s name in print... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

A History and Eulogy for the James-Younger Gang

By Tony Pettinato on October 5, 2020

An 1876 newspaper article giving many details of the James-Younger outlaw gang and especially its notorious leader, Jesse James... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

Wild West: The ‘Desperadoes’ in the James-Younger Gang

By Tony Pettinato on April 1, 2020

An 1874 newspaper article providing descriptions of the members and robberies of the notorious James-Younger gang, featuring Jesse James... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

An Editor’s Late-Night Encounter with Jesse James & His Gang!

By Tony Pettinato on February 18, 2019

An account by a newspaper editor about a remarkable, unexpected meeting with the James-Younger Gang late one night in the fall of 1872... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

The Kind Doctor Who Unknowingly Saved a Dying Jesse James

By Tony Pettinato on September 24, 2018

An article about Dr. Joseph Wood in 1864 saving the life of a young man he did not know, who would go on to become the infamous outlaw Jesse James... (Read More)

Photo: Jesse James. Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

On This Day: The Bank Robbery That Destroyed Jesse James’ Gang

By Tony Pettinato on September 7, 2018

An article about the James-Younger Gang robbing the First National Bank in Northfield, Minnesota, on 7 September 1876... (Read More)


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