James, Jesse

An outlaw of the nineteenth century. Jesse, his brother Frank, and their gang committed many daring robberies of banks and trains, especially in the 1870s. After a reward had been offered for James's capture, one of his own gang shot him in the back and collected the money.

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Jesse James is the subject of many folk legends and songs.

Revel in Wild West lore at the Pony Express National Museum and Jesse James Home Museum in St Joseph, just outside KC.

Bullock suffered a very public split from muscle car maven Jesse James in 2010 following reports of his infidelity.

Hunter chose the name Jaya James for the American Express card "because it sounded like Jesse James and she liked Jesse James."

All of a sudden, my life became like a Roger Corman movie: Jesse James and the She-Wolf of the SS.

Like Jesse James in the old ballad, this True Grit has a head, a heart, and a brain.

They are the old mangy bears that bother tourists, Jesse James bears, that they want to get rid of.

My room that night was unique in more ways than one and would have been punishment enough for Jesse James himself.

This last act on the part of the Federal militia determined the future course of Jesse James.

Jesse James singled out the commander and rode full at him, firing his pistol and receiving the return fire of the other.

During the winter of 1864-5 Jesse James remained in Texas, leading quite an inactive life.

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