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Unlike his reckless brother Jesse, Frank was shy, studious, and a lover of Shakespeare.Â
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Zerelda James was a slaveholder and unabashed supporter of the Southern cause.Â
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William Anderson was one of the most fearsome leaders of Confederate guerrillas in Civil War Missouri.Â
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Scottish emigrant and abolitionist Allan Pinkerton founded America's first detective agency and brought down some of the country's most ruthless criminals.
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An ex-soldier, alcoholic, and newspaper editor, Edwards was instrumental in creating the mythical image of Jesse James.
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James was certainly aware of the power of the press, writing directly to newspapers to tell his side of the story and amplify his legend.Â
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Jesse James lived by the revolver, and he died by it as well.Â
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Once ex-Confederates triumphed in Missouri politics, they no longer had any use for a criminal like James.
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Find out about a few of the men Jesse James associated with, and learn where their bloody adventures ultimately led them.
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Thomas Crittenden finally brought Jesse down with the help of the outlaw's own gang.
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Based solely on longevity, Jesse James was one of America's most successful bank robbers.
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Jesse James is born in Clay County, Missouri, son of Baptist minister and slaveholder Robert James and his wife Zerelda.
