The Subtle Thief
He was famous…but not for honorable reasons.
Jesse James and his brother Frank are famous for robbing banks, stagecoaches, and trains. They were likely involved in the first daylight bank robbery during peacetime in United States history at the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri. But it was their bank robbery at Daviess County Savings Association in Gallatin, Missouri, on December 7, 1869, that tossed Jesse into the limelight with the label “outlaw.” The James’ brothers and their cousins later formed the James-Younger gang and stole from Iowa to Texas and from Kansas to West Virginia. Read more...
Jesse James and his brother Frank are famous for robbing banks, stagecoaches, and trains. They were likely involved in the first daylight bank robbery during peacetime in United States history at the Clay County Savings Association in Liberty, Missouri. But it was their bank robbery at Daviess County Savings Association in Gallatin, Missouri, on December 7, 1869, that tossed Jesse into the limelight with the label “outlaw.” The James’ brothers and their cousins later formed the James-Younger gang and stole from Iowa to Texas and from Kansas to West Virginia. Read more...
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