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The Border Bandits
An Authentic and Thrilling History of the Noted Outlaws, Jesse and Frank James
James W. Buel(0)
About
Jesse James, Frank James and the Younger brothers were some of the most notorious outlaws of nineteenth century America.
They terrorized the towns and countryside across the West, robbing banks, committing murders, holding up stagecoaches and stealing from helpless citizens.
The story of these infamous villains begins with the outbreak of the American Civil War, when the Younger brothers signed up for the Confederacy to fight in Quantrill's vicious band of guerrillas.
Buel takes the reader through the actions undertaken by the group as they fought for the South in quick lightning strikes against the armies of the North, developing tactics that would come in useful in their later lives.
After the end of the war Buel explains how the gang slipped effortlessly from guerrilla warfare to bank robberies, evading capture and killing opponents.
They could not evade lawmen and vigilantes forever, Buel explains in vivid detail the gang's eventual demise.
The Border Outlaws is essential reading for anyone interested in the American Civil War and the actions of Quantrill's raiders as well as outlaws of the Old West.
They terrorized the towns and countryside across the West, robbing banks, committing murders, holding up stagecoaches and stealing from helpless citizens.
The story of these infamous villains begins with the outbreak of the American Civil War, when the Younger brothers signed up for the Confederacy to fight in Quantrill's vicious band of guerrillas.
Buel takes the reader through the actions undertaken by the group as they fought for the South in quick lightning strikes against the armies of the North, developing tactics that would come in useful in their later lives.
After the end of the war Buel explains how the gang slipped effortlessly from guerrilla warfare to bank robberies, evading capture and killing opponents.
They could not evade lawmen and vigilantes forever, Buel explains in vivid detail the gang's eventual demise.
The Border Outlaws is essential reading for anyone interested in the American Civil War and the actions of Quantrill's raiders as well as outlaws of the Old West.