Border Bandits
J. W. Buel
41 chapters · 4 h 13 min · English
Read by Larry Wilson, Pmiddy, Shashank Jakhmola, John, Anita Sloma-Martinez, Adrian Stephens
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''An authentic and thrilling history of the noted outlaws Jesse and Frank James and their bands of highwaymen.compiled from reliable sources and containing the latest facts in regard to these desperate freebooters.'' (from the author's sub-title) The James brothers emerged from the Confederate guerrillas to become notorious outlaws of the American west rising to legendary status. J.W. Buel chronicles their path of robbery and murder across the West in short vignettes.
- Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapters
1 Preface 3 min 2 Jesse and Frank James - Their Youth 4 min 3 Career as Guerrillas 4 min 4 First Skirmishes 5 min 5 Desolation of Lawrence 9 min 6 Desperate Fighting by Squads 10 min 7 Direful Massacre at Centralia 5 min 8 Fortune Turning Against the Guerrillas 2 min 9 The Whirlwind of Destruction Changes 4 min 10 Jesse James' Career in Texas 4 min 11 Robbery and Murder 6 min 12 Plundering a Kentucky Bank 4 min 13 Bank Robbery and Murder 3 min 14 Mysterious Hiding Place in Jackson Co 6 min 15 Terrible Fight in Mexico 5 min 16 Plundering an Iowa Bank 3 min 17 Another Bank Robbery in Kentucky 4 min 18 Robbing the Cash Box at the Kansas City Fair 3 min 19 Plundering the Ste. Genevieve Bank 5 min 20 Wrecking and Plundering a Train 5 min 21 The Stage Robbery near Hot Springs 5 min 22 Train Robbery at Gad's Hill 5 min 23 Wicher's Unfortunate Hunt for the James Boys 6 min 24 Murdering Cow Boys and Driving off Cattle 3 min 25 The Attack on the Samuels Residence 6 min 26 Assassination of Daniel Askew 3 min 27 The San Antonio Stage Robbery 4 min 28 The Great Train Robbery at Muncie 5 min 29 The Huntington Bank Robbery 3 min 30 The Rocky Cut Train Robbery 6 min 31 Fatal Attack on a Minnesota Bank 8 min 32 At Glendale, the Last Great Train Robbery 6 min 33 Shooting of Jesse James by George Shepherd 17 min 34 Why did Shepherd Shoot Jesse James? 6 min 35 Robbing of the Mammoth Cave Stage 9 min 36 Personal Characteristics of the James Boys 7 min 37 The Union Pacific Express Robbery 13 min 38 An Interview with the Younger Brothers 10 min 39 Anecdotes of Jesse and Frank James 11 min 40 Basham's Confession of the Glendale Robbery 8 min 41 The Train Robbery at Winston, Mo. July 15, 1881 17 min
