Joseph Lee Heywood is considered the hero of Northfield, MN, the man who bluffed the James-Younger Gang out of emptying the First National Bank of its cash in the 1876 robbery attempt. He was killed for his efforts.
Heywood’s death was a crisis for his wife and young daughter, who were left with virtually nothing—no insurance, no income, no savings. But banks across the U.S. and Canada cam
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