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The Strange and Mesmerizing Death of the Outlaw Jesse James

by | Jan 20, 2023 | Features & Gunfights

For over 140 years, Bob Ford’s cowardly killing of Jesse James has fascinated historians seeking the truth behind the assassination. “That man is Jesse James and we have killed him and don’t deny it. We feel proud that we have killed a man who is known all over the world as the most notorious desperado that has ever lived.” —Bob and Charley Ford   One of the only contemporary illustrations of Jesse’s death to ac


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