John Younger kills a lawman in Texas. February 16, 1871. Nineteen-year-old John Younger crosses the line. The day before, he and some pals--all...
Rebels Raid the Bank
Future members of the James-Younger Gang turn to crime. February 13, 1866. A dozen or so former Confederates rob the Clay County Savings Association...
The End of the Line
The Waterloo of the James-Younger Gang September 7, 1876. The James-Younger Gang tries to rob the First National Bank in Northfield, MN. The...
End of the Line
The James-Younger Gang is shot to pieces in Minnesota. September 7, 1876. Members of the James-Younger Gang attempt to rob the First National Bank...
The Social Bandits
By the latter part of the nineteenth century train robberies had become big business among western outlaws. During one period trains were being...
A Dry Run for Northfield?
Did Jesse James use another holdup as preparation? July 7, 1876. Members of the James-Younger Gang held up a train outside Otterville, Missouri....
The Ill-Fated McDaniel Brothers
Both outlaws; both paid the price. Brothers Tom and Bud McDaniel both rode with the James-Younger Gang. Bud died after a jail break in the summer of...
An Early Celebration
A James-Younger Gang member paid a price for enjoying the loot. The James-Younger Gang got about $30,000 from a train robbery in December 1874. It...
Nobody Believed Him!
A James Gang member couldn’t turn himself in. Jim Cummins was not the most enthusiastic member of the James-Younger Gang. He served with the boys...
From Outlaw to Horseman
Dick Liddil found a new calling at the race track. Dick Liddil joined the James Gang in 1879, near the end of its run. He eventually was arrested,...
A Detour From the Outlaw Trail
Frank James’ brief retirement brought peace and contentment. For Frank James, the years just after the James-Younger Gang’s disastrous raid on...
Who Was the Dodge City Gang?
The Dodge City “Gang" wasn’t what we think of an outlaw gang like the James Younger Gang. They were euphemistically known as "Luke Short and his...