Uncovering the Legends of Jesse James, St Joseph NewsPress, Jan. 11, 2009
Entry/Object ID
L9999.999.3400
Description
Uncovering the Legends of Jesse James is a news story in the St Joseph News press, Jan. 11,2009 under the heading of Fact or Fiction. It covers pages EI and E8. Conner lists six (6) legends and refutes what is mythical.
The legends are:
The James brothers began train robbing in retaliation to the railroad pushing the James family off their Kearney, MO home
Jesse was a Robin Hood, giving the money he stole to the poor.
Jesse hid in Nashville, TN under the name Tom Howard
Jesse hid in every cave in the Midwest
Everyone is related to Jesse James
Jess faked his death
4/News section E.