1881 Frank & JESSE JAMES Life Adventures of Younger Gang Western Outlaws Robbers

1881 Frank & JESSE JAMES Life Adventures of Younger Gang Western Outlaws Robbers

“Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James” by Joseph A. Dacus is a comprehensive chronicle of the notorious James brothers, Frank and Jesse, who were infamous outlaws in the post-Civil War United States. Dacus, an American writer, journalist, and politician, explores the brothers’ early life, their violent exploits as Confederate guerrillas during the Civil War, and their post-war life of crime as bank and train robbers. The book offers a thorough recounting of their numerous robberies, brushes with the law, and their ultimate fates—Jesse’s infamous assassination by Robert Ford and Frank’s surrender and subsequent acquittal. The book also describes the socio-political context of their times, examining how their Southern sympathies and the chaotic post-war era contributed to their life of crime. Despite the brutality of their crimes, the James brothers garnered significant public sympathy and notoriety, a paradox that Dacus navigates with attention to detail.

This edition is illustrated with 20 woodcut engravings, adding a visual dimension to this exploration of the lives of two of America’s most infamous outlaws.

Item number: #41531

Price: $550

DACUS, J.A.

Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James. The Noted Western Outlaws. Illustrated.

St. Louis: N.D. Thompson and Co.; San Francisco: A.L. Bancroft and Co.: Odebolt, Iowa: Parker Bros.; Chicaco: J.S. Goodman, 1881.

Details:

• Collation: Complete
  • 383, [1]
  • 20 engravings
• Reference(s): Howes D-6; Six-Guns 538; Rader 1020
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure
  • Cloth
• Size: ~7.5in X 5.25in (19cm x 13.5cm)

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