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.
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