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Author:

Dyer, Robert, 1939-

Title:

Jesse James and the Civil War in Missouri / Robert L. Dyer.

Publisher:

University of Missouri Press,

Copyright Date:

c1994

Description:

xi, 86 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Missouri--Underground movements.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Underground movements.
James, Jesse,--1847-1882.
United States--Underground movements.--Civil War, 1861-1865--Underground movements.
Guerrillas--Missouri--Biography.
Outlaws--West (U.S.)--Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Readers for new literates.
James, Jesse.
Civil wars
Criminals
Missouri

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-80) and index.

Contents:

Jesse James and Robin Hood -- How the Civil War came to Missouri -- Blood on the border -- Opening guns -- The Battle of Wilson's Creek -- The Battle of Lexington -- The Battle of Pea Ridge -- Guerilla war -- Quantrill's raid on Lawrence and Order No. 11 -- Jesse James goes to war -- The last great Rebel raid in Missouri -- The War ends and the James Gang is born -- The first bank robberies (1866-1872) -- Trains and Pinkerton men (1873-1876) -- The final years (1877-1882) -- The legend of Jesse James -- The Civil War as living history.

Series:

Missouri heritage readers

ISBN:

9780826209597 (alk. paper)
0826209599 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

93050793

Locations:

SVPC124 -- Clarksville Public Library (Clarksville)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

UHPB911 -- Milo Public Library (Milo) — 92 Jam