THE LIFE (AND AFTERLIFE) OF OUTLAW JESSE JAMES

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast · Apr 4, 2021 · 51m

Jesse James was an American outlaw who rode for Bloody Bill Anderson's bushwhackers and Quantrill's Raiders before, during, and after the Civil War., As a guerilla raider Jesse and his brother Frank took part in the brutal slayings of hundreds of unarmed civilians as well as surrendered union soldiers. As an outlaw after the Civil War, the James brothers and the gangs they organized were responsible for dozens of bank, train, and stagecoach robberies during which unarmed civilians were shot down in cold blood. Friendly newspaper reporting that was sympathetic to the pro-slavery south…