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The epic life of cornelius vanderbilt, winner of the pulitzer prize for biography and the national book award for nonfiction, and jesse james. Oct 11, 2011 jesse james, one of the most violent outlaws of the wild west, got his first taste for violence as a civil war guerrilla fighting for the confederates although he came to be known as one of the most dangerous bandits of the west, james started out his life as a religious, peaceful farm boy who seemed destined for a career as a minister, like his father robert, who died in california while. He robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, is the one line i now remember. Stiles offers a new understanding of the legendary outlaw jesse james. Jesse, still harboring a serious grudge against the north, wanted to go all the way up that far north and rob the bank, for several reasons, one of which was to tell the yankees that he was still. Out of this conflict comes an opportunist, jesse w. Traditionally, jesse james has been portrayed as a wild west bandita robin hood of sortsbut in this meticulously researched, vividly written account of his life, he emerges as a far more complicated man who was a forerunner of what the world has come to call a terrorist. Last rebel of the civil war 9780375705588 by stiles, t. Stripped of the familiar myths surrounding him, james emerges a far more significant figure. As an amazon associate i earn from qualifying purchases. Once, at a custer conference in st paul, minnesota yes, there are such things, and yes, many do dress in cavalry. Although he has often been portrayed as a robin hood of the old west, in this groundbreaking work stiles places james within the context of the bloody conflicts of the civil war to reveal a much more complicated and significant figure. Jesse found his way to join up with the confederate partisan rangers serving under capt.

Jesse james jesse james, book last rebel of the civil war by stiles, t. The american civil war began in 1861, when james was eighteen years old. Raised in the little dixie area of western missouri, james and his family maintained strong southern sympathies. Sep 17, 2002 a brilliant biography of jesse james, and a stunning reinterpretation of an american icon. Apr 09, 2005 jesse s war was, as stiles notes, smallscale, intensely personal, and intensely vicious. Stiles is about how the civil war made jesse james the man that he was. Jesse james is notorious in the wild west for his bank robberies, gun battles, and daring raids. Carries the reader scrupulously through james s violent, violent life. Jesse did win recognition as a rebel guerillafighter in the civil war, a robber of banks, trains and stagecoaches and as a cold blooded merciless killer but also, in the minds of many, as the last rebel of the civil war, a symbol of ongoing rebellion that brought hope to those who still believed in the lost cause. Jan 17, 2003 the first was about the 19thcentury outlaw jesse james, the second about another outlaw, jesus christ. Jesse james was, bar none, the most famous criminal of the old west, in part because of his addictively alliterative name. Jun 11, 2017 this talk was part of the annual conference hosted by the civil war institute at gettysburg college. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.

Thus, i feel especially qualified to opine about any book regarding ted bundy, al capone, or jesse james. The first tycoon won the national book award in 2009. American outlaws is a 2001 western film directed by les mayfield and starring colin farrell, scott caan, and ali larter. Alexander franklin frank james january 10, 1843 february 18, 1915 was a confederate soldier and guerrilla. Last rebel of the civil war, a biography by pulitzer prizewinning. The last rebel posted on december 4, 20 february 28, 2017 by kim seabrook jesse james was a hero of the american west but also a coldbloodied killer, a proslavery rebel who fought in the vicious internecine struggle on the kansasmissouri border during the civil war he refused to surrender at the end of it, and was determined. T j stiles a reassessment of the legendary american outlaw chronicles the life of jesse james, from his youth in missouri, to his teenage years fighting alongside confederate guerrillas, to his criminal career. Jesse james historic missourians the state historical. Jesse woodson james was americas most romanticized bandit, celebrated as a kind of avenging robin hood. Stiles dives deep into the missouri political picture before, during and after the civil war.

Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. One hundred and twenty years after that dirty little coward robert ford shot jesse james in the back of the head while the latter stood on a chair to dust a picture in his missouri home, scholars continue to debate the outlaws importance in american social history. The following is a list of the best books about jesse james. He fought fiercely and was allowed to join his brother frank under captain wm. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Last rebel of the civil war, which received more about t. Although several major battles were fought in the state between confederate and union forces, much of the fighting in missouri was an ugly form of terrorism carried out by loose bands of missouri guerrillas, by kansas jayhawkers, or by marauding patrols of union soldiers.

Stiles talked about jesse james within the context of the civil war. The older brother of outlaw jesse james, frank was also part of the jamesyounger gang. It includes details about his early life that ive never seen anywhere else. The civil war in missouri was a time of great confusion, violence, and destruction. Search the kansas city public library bibliocommons. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Gunslingers s01 ep03 jesse james the souths last rebel hd watch. Cast in the mist of the civil war, learn the exciting story of americas most infamous outlaw, jesse james.

Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than. Jesse james last rebel of the civil war tj stiles on. James who uses the civil war as a springboard to fame and cementing his legacy as one of the greatest and cerberal outlaws of all time. The first was about the 19thcentury outlaw jesse james, the second about another outlaw, jesus christ. Carries the reader scrupulously through jamess violent, violent life. The book explores the life of one of americas most famous names and chronicles his life from his.

On this day in history, outlaw jesse james took a bullet to. Last rebel of the civil war, published by alfred a. One hundred and twenty years after that dirty little coward. Last rebel of the civil war american civil war forums. Last rebel of the civil war, won the ambassador book award and the peter seaborg award for civil war scholarship, and was a new york times notable book. Jesse woodson james september 5, 1847 april 3, 1882 was an american outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the jamesyounger gang.

Jesse james, one of the most violent outlaws of the wild west, got his first taste for violence as a civil war guerrilla fighting for the confederates although he came to be known as one of the most dangerous bandits of the. The secessionists in missouri, including governor claiborne fox jackson, attempted. Jul 28, 2011 american outlaws is a 2001 western film directed by les mayfield and starring colin farrell, scott caan, and ali larter. Oct 28, 2003 carries the reader scrupulously through jamess violent, violent life. A latterday robin hood or the social bandit that eric hobsbawm called him in bandits, his famous book. Project muse jesse james and the civil war in missouri.

Biography, frontier and pioneer life, guerrillas, history. At sunset on september 26,1872, the fourth day of the second annual industrial exposition in kansas city, three men wearing masks of checkered cloth rode their horses up to the twelfth street gate. The southern army is trying to track down the yankee army during the civil. Last rebel of the civil war by tj stiles 546pp, jonathan cape. The authors descriptions of the events leading up to the war in the west and the complex political struggle after the war are clear and vivid. Stiles takes on one such apparition in jesse james in his vivid interpretive biography of james, jesse james. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. A brilliant biography of jesse james, and a stunning reinterpretation of an american icon. Apr 03, 2017 we waited a long time to catch jesse without his revolvers, robert would say later, according to jesse james. Southern kansas and much of missouri were battlegrounds for abolitionist and antiabolitionist forces.

Last rebel of the civil war has received such media attention is that it is only the second booklength study of the outlaw to take a scholarly look at himthat is, to truly try to explain him in the context of his times, rather than simply throwing a few more pebbles on the pile of details. Last rebel of the civil war is a thorough study of how jesse james became the man he was and why his legend grew beyond mere outlaw status. He is by far one of the most well known outlaws in the world. Jesse woodson james september 5, 1847 april 3, 1882 was an american outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the jamesyounger.

Last rebel of the civil war audible audiobook unabridged t. Gritty, thorough, and insightful, stiles book is a fabulous look into the turbulent times of the 1860s,70s,80s from the perspective of the state of mo. Stiles the latest and bestever biography of jesse james tears down the myth to reveal not a latterday robin hood, but a greedy, presssavvy bandit. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. This book forcefully sets jesse james in the context of his times, firmly identifying him as a violent and effective confederate partisan. Although several major battles were fought in the state between confederate and union forces, much of the fighting in missouri was an ugly form. When stiles, in his subtitle, calls jesse james the last rebel fo the civil war. Larry mcmurtry, the new republic a fascinating challnge to old legends. A vexing number of factions hunted each other through the regions canebrakes and forests, staging ambushes, assassinating suspected enemies, spreading. Last rebel of the civil war is the best work on james that ive seen to date. Stiles is particularly good at recreating murderous, anarchic missouri society during the civil war and reconstruction, when james, who was born in 1847, came of age. The james stiles depicts is one that hollywood would avoid like the plaguea racist, violent criminal bigot who was still fighting the cause of southern slavery 20 years after the civil war had ended. Stiles in his biography of jesse james, jesse james, last rebel of the civil war, the banditry and robin hood image that has come to be associated with jesse james was the result of careful media manipulation both by jesse james himself and a fellow confederate sympathizer, the journalist john newman edwards.