Last May I had the privilege of visiting a whole slew of Jesse James history sites in the great state of Missouri. Thanks to the knowledge and generosity of my guide, Mark Lee Gardner, we hit the high spots, from the Jesse James Farm to the Jesse James Home in Saint Joe (I saw the mythical bullet hole!) and many graveyards in between. Besides the rich history I discovered (I never knew the Santa Fe Trail started in Franklin, Missouri!), we encountered great people and great food, from fantastic


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