The Jessie James Northfield Raid: Confessions of the Ninth Man - Softcover

Koblas, John J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 087839124X ISBN 13: 9780878391240

Publisher: North Star Pr of st Cloud, 1999

Synopsis

"The James Gang raid on the bank at Northfield and its aftermath is America's penultimate rip-snorting horseback robbery story. The outlaws were the most daring and most wanted men in the nation. They dressed well, rode fine horses, were sociable and well-mannered. Conflicting reports arose about nearly everything that happened in the raid and to the participants afterwards. A century of writers made the confusion worse. Mr. Koblas doesn't purport to have all the answers. He presents a book based on exhaustive research that is essentially a presentation of all available reports. He adds much information about something virtually unknown: his research on the pros and cons of Bill Stiles being a ninth man at Northfield who escaped to die peacefully in Los Angeles years later. A masterpiece of historical research. The most detailed examination of a James Gang event to date. Should be required reading for every student of Western history." Paul Meredith, Violent Kin Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: North Star Pr of st Cloud
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 087839124X
• ISBN 13: 9780878391240
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 261