The Border Bandits


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(3.6 stars; 11 reviews)

''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 (4 hr 13 min)

Chapitres

Preface 2:42 Lu par Larry Wilson
Jesse and Frank James - Their Youth 3:44 Lu par Larry Wilson
Career as Guerrillas 4:07 Lu par Pmiddy
First Skirmishes 5:10 Lu par Pmiddy
Desolation of Lawrence 9:06 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
Desperate Fighting by Squads 9:40 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
Direful Massacre at Centralia 5:23 Lu par John
Fortune Turning Against the Guerrillas 2:11 Lu par John
The Whirlwind of Destruction Changes 3:54 Lu par John
Jesse James' Career in Texas 4:14 Lu par John
Robbery and Murder 6:28 Lu par John
Plundering a Kentucky Bank 4:06 Lu par John
Bank Robbery and Murder 3:08 Lu par John
Mysterious Hiding Place in Jackson Co. 5:31 Lu par John
Terrible Fight in Mexico 5:27 Lu par John
Plundering an Iowa Bank 2:48 Lu par John
Another Bank Robbery in Kentucky 3:33 Lu par John
Robbing the Cash Box at the Kansas City Fair 3:23 Lu par John
Plundering the Ste. Genevieve Bank 4:37 Lu par John
Wrecking and Plundering a Train 5:11 Lu par John
The Stage Robbery near Hot Springs 5:00 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
Train Robbery at Gad's Hill 5:28 Lu par John
Wicher's Unfortunate Hunt for the James Boys 6:21 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
Murdering Cow Boys and Driving off Cattle 3:05 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
The Attack on the Samuels Residence 6:01 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
Assassination of Daniel Askew 3:16 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
The San Antonio Stage Robbery 3:56 Lu par Anita Sloma-Martinez
The Great Train Robbery at Muncie 4:50 Lu par Anita Sloma-Martinez
The Huntington Bank Robbery 3:16 Lu par Anita Sloma-Martinez
The Rocky Cut Train Robbery 6:01 Lu par Anita Sloma-Martinez
Fatal Attack on a Minnesota Bank 8:12 Lu par John
At Glendale—the Last Great Train Robbery 5:44 Lu par John
Shooting of Jesse James by George Shepherd 17:04 Lu par John
Why did Shepherd Shoot Jesse James? 6:09 Lu par John
Robbing of the Mammoth Cave Stage 8:37 Lu par John
Personal Characteristics of the James Boys 7:23 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
The Union Pacific Express Robbery 12:33 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
An Interview with the Younger Brothers 9:37 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
Anecdotes of Jesse and Frank James 11:09 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
Basham's Confession of the Glendale Robbery 7:51 Lu par Shashank Jakhmola
The Train Robbery at Winston, Mo. July 15, 1881 17:04 Lu par Adrian Stephens

Critiques


(5 stars)

Don’t like the reading of Shashank Jakhmola

Dull


(1 stars)

Poor reading. Could have been written better.