Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape - Softcover

Gardner, Mark Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061989487 ISBN 13: 9780061989483

Publisher: MarinerBks, 2014

Synopsis

Shot All to Hell by Mark Lee Gardner recounts the thrilling life of Jesse James, Frank James, the Younger brothers, and the most famous bank robbery of all time. Follow the Wild West's most celebrated gang of outlaws as they step inside Northfield's First National Bank and back out on the streets to square off with heroic citizens who risked their lives to defend justice in Minnesota. With compelling details that chronicle the two-week chase that followed-the near misses, the fateful mistakes, and the bloody final shootout on the Watonwan River, Shot All to Hell is a galloping true tale of frontier justice from the author of To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, Mark Lee Gardner.

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Review:

“Rollicking. ... Equal parts violent melodrama and meticulous procedural... with enough bloody action to engage readers enthralled by tales of good versus evil.” (New York Times Book Review)

“Superb. ... Mr. Gardner earns an A+ for his research and an A++ for his writing. (New York Journal of Books)

“An elegant narrative that’s as entertaining as it is historically accurate... A must-read.” (Publishers Weekly)

“Action packed...A gripping read and probably tells all there is to tell about a legendary group of psychopaths.” (Kirkus)

“[This] bullet-by-bullet account... sheds considerable light on a neglected aspect of the gang’s life of crime... well done.” (Booklist)

“Rewarding. ... Gardner’s re-creation of the Northfield Raid... orchestrates the often-unwieldy particulars of the event with considerable virtuosity. ... It would be hard to imagine a more thorough account.” (Washington Post)

From the Back Cover:

In Shot All to Hell, Mark Lee Gardner, author of the critically acclaimed To Hell on a Fast Horse, re-creates the most famous bank robbery of all time, involving the legendary James-Younger gang's final shocking holdup—the infamous Northfield Raid—and the thrilling two-week chase that followed. Gardner takes us inside Northfield's First National Bank and outside to the streets as Jesse James and his band of outlaws square off against the heroic citizens who risked their lives to defeat America's most daring criminals.

A galloping true tale of frontier justice featuring audacious outlaws and intrepid heroes, Shot All to Hell is a riveting slice of Wild West history that continues to fascinate today.

About this edition

• Publisher: MarinerBks
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0061989487
• ISBN 13: 9780061989483
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320