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Jesse Woodson James (September 5, 1847 – April 3, 1882) was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla and leader of the James–Younger Gang. Raised in the "Little Dixie" area of Missouri, James and his family maintained strong Southern sympathies.
Jesse Gregory James (born April 19, 1969) is an American entrepreneur, automotive mechanic, and television personality. He is the founder of West Coast Choppers and former partner of Austin Speed Shop and current CEO of Jesse James Firearms Unlimited, both based in Austin, Texas.
Dec 8, 2014 · Profile of brothers Jesse and Frank James, who led a gang of killers and thieves who terrorized the Midwest.
Jesse James is one of the most notorious outlaws in the history of the American Wild West. As a prominent member of the high-profile James-Younger gang, his nefarious terrorising and robbing of banks, stagecoaches and trains in the mid to late 19th century earned him celebrity status.
Sep 15, 2021 · He was a Confederate soldier who became one of the most notorious outlaws of the Wild West. How did Jesse James's name become synonymous with "renegade"? by HistoryNet Staff 9/15/2021. According to his brother, Frank, teenaged guerrilla Jesse James killed Major Johnston. (Library of Congress) Share This Article. Jesse James Facts.
Jesse James and Frank James were two brothers who were among the most notorious outlaws of the American West, engaging in robberies that came to typify the hazards of the 19th-century frontier as it has been portrayed in motion-picture westerns.
Biography: Jesse James. Young Jesse James, 1882. Library of Congress. A teenager when he rode off to join Confederate guerrillas in 1864, Jesse James never really stopped fighting the...
The Life and Death of Jesse James. Share: Young Jesse James at Greenville, Jesse James Museum. 1820 When Missouri enters the Union the balance between slave and free states is...
Jan 17, 2019 · The violence of the U.S. Civil War transformed Jesse James from Missouri farm boy to vicious killer.
Confederate guerrilla, bank robber, gang leader and murderer, Jesse James – the more famous James brother – was the stuff legends were made of, but things might not have always turned out that way.
