Jesse James : last rebel of the Civil War / T.J. Stiles.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stiles, T. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

James, Jesse, 1847-1882.

James, Jesse.

Outlaws--West (U.S.)--Biography.

Outlaws.

History.

War--Underground movements.

Missouri.

West (U.S.)--Biography.

West (U.S.).

Guerrillas--Confederate States of America--Biography.

Guerrillas.

Missouri--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Underground movements.

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Underground movements.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 510 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2002.

Summary:

A forerunner of what we have come to call a terrorist, Jesse James has often been portrayed as a Wild West bandit, a Robin Hood of sorts. Not so in this first serious biography of James in 40 years, a revelation of both the man and his times. 16 pp. of photos. 6 maps. NPR tour.

Contents:

Part 1 Zion: 1842-1860

Chapter 1 The Preacher 13

Chapter 2 The Widow 26

Chapter 3 The Slaves 37

Part 2 Fire: 1861-1865

Chapter 4 Rebels 61

Chapter 5 Neighbors 80

Chapter 6 Terror 92

Chapter 7 Horror 111

Chapter 8 Exile 128

Part 3 Defiance: 1865-1876

Chapter 9 A Year of Bitterness 149

Chapter 10 The Guerrillas Return 168

Chapter 11 The Death of Captain Sheets 190

Chapter 12 The Chivalry of Crime 207

Chapter 13 Invisible Empires 227

Chapter 14 Allies and Enemies 249

Chapter 15 The Persistence of Civil War 272

Chapter 16 Ambition 295

Chapter 17 Anabasis 307

Part 4 Fate: 1876-1882

Chapter 18 Resurrection 339

Chapter 19 Assassins 359

Chapter 20 Apotheosis 376.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-489) and index.

ISBN:

0375405836

OCLC:

49276679