The Border Bandits

by J. W. BUEL (1849 - 1920)

The Huntington Bank Robbery

The Border Bandits

''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


Listen next episodes of The Border Bandits:
An Interview with the Younger Brothers , Anecdotes of Jesse and Frank James , At Glendale—the Last Great Train Robbery , Basham's Confession of the Glendale Robbery , Fatal Attack on a Minnesota Bank , Personal Characteristics of the James Boys , Robbing of the Mammoth Cave Stage , Shooting of Jesse James by George Shepherd , The Rocky Cut Train Robbery , The Train Robbery at Winston, Mo. July 15, 1881 , The Union Pacific Express Robbery , Why did Shepherd Shoot Jesse James?