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The Border Bandits

by J. W. BUEL (1849 - 1920)

Robbing of the Mammoth Cave Stage

''An authentic and thrilling history of the noted outlaws Jesse and Frank James and their bands of highwaymen.compiled from reliable sources and containing the latest facts in regard to these desperate freebooters.'' (from the author's sub-title) The James brothers emerged from the Confederate guerrillas to become notorious outlaws of the American west rising to legendary status. J.W. Buel chronicles their path of robbery and murder across the West in short vignettes. - Summary by Larry Wilson

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Listen next episodes of The Border Bandits:
An Interview with the Younger Brothers , Anecdotes of Jesse and Frank James , Basham's Confession of the Glendale Robbery , Personal Characteristics of the James Boys , The Train Robbery at Winston, Mo. July 15, 1881 , The Union Pacific Express Robbery