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  James-Younger gang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank and Jesse James, Cole and Jim Younger and Clell Miller reportedly robbed the Concord Stagecoach near Malvern, Arkansas for $4,000.
Frank and Jesse James, Cole, John and Bob Younger, Clell and Ed Miller, Jim Reed and Jim Cummins robbed the Iron Mountain Railroad near Gad's Hill, Missouri for $22,000.
On September 7, 1881, Frank and Jesse James, Wood and Clarence Hite, Dick Liddell and Charlie Ford robbed the Chicago and Alton Railroad for $1,200 near Glendale, Missouri.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James-Younger_gang   (1871 words)

  
 Special Events Photo Album - Jesse James Gang - Jesse James Story - St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway - ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Jesse James was born on September 5, 1847 in Kearney, MO. During the Civil War, the teenager James joined a band of pro-Southern guerrillas under the notorious William Quantrill.
The James Gang was not a bunch of cold-blooded killers and would give money to those they met along the trail who were less fortunate than they were.
As Jesse James got off the train, he tossed the conductor his gold watch, saying "You'll need this." A posse was organized in Piedmont to go after the gang, but by the time it was organized, the James Gang was over sixty miles away.
rosecity.net /trains/picture4.html   (1074 words)

  
 FrontierTimes - Outlaws - Jesse James
Jesse Woodson James was the son of a Baptist minister.
This was considered to be the first James gang robbery and the first daytime robbery of a bank during peacetime.
Zerelda James watched her husband hanged and then rescued him herself, only to be defeated by the insanity that eventually overtook him.
www.frontiertimes.com /outlaws/jesse.html   (2177 words)

  
 Quantrill's Raiders - The James -Younger Gang & Other Outlaws
Stripped of the familar myths surrounding him, James emerges a far more significant figure: ruthless, purposeful, intensely political; a man who, in the midst of his crimes and notoriety, made himself a spokesman for the renewal of the Confederate cause during the bitter decade that followed Appomattox.
We follow James as he places himself squarely in the forefront of the former Confederates' bid to capture political power with his reckless daring, his visibility, his partisan pronouncements, and his alliance with a rising ex-Confederate editior, John Newman Edwards, who helped shape James's image for their common purpose.
In uniting violence and the news media on behalf of a political cause, James was hardly the quaint figure of legend.
www.guidon.com /quantrill.html   (6440 words)

  
 The James Gang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This gang, headed by Jesse and Frank James, has been the subject of many, many stories in Tipton through the years.
Frank James is a tall, spare built, stoop shouldered man with light complexion and sandy hair.
James is small of stature with dark hair and eyes, and is a fine looking, intelligent lady.
www.tiptonmo.com /history/james.htm   (603 words)

  
 James-Younger Gang:Outlaws
James Hardin Younger--born January 15, 1848 in Missouri, joined Quantrill's guerrillas late in the war, captured with Quantrill in Kentucky and sent to Alton prison as a POW, paroled from there.
Killed Jesse James in 1882--pleaded guilty to 1st degree murder, sentenced to be hanged but was quickly pardoned by the governor of Missouri.
Participated in the killing of Jesse James, pleaded guilty to 1st degree murder, sentenced to be hanged but was quickly pardoned by the governor of Missouri.
www.civilwarstlouis.com /History/jamesgangoutlaws.htm   (4352 words)

  
 James-Younger Gang
Both Cole Younger and Frank James did leave Quantrill and join the regular Confederate army later in the war, but both were present at the infamous Lawrence, Kansas massacre (though there is some dispute as to whether Jesse James was there or joined Quantrill later that year, most evidence indicates he was not at Lawrence).
On the other hand, there is also evidence that both the James and Younger brothers attempted to return to their homes and farming lives but were harassed and pursued because of their guerrilla connections.
In 1995 Jesse James had his third funeral when he was reburied after being exhumed for DNA tests to determine if he was really Jesse James.
www.civilwarstlouis.com /History/jamesgang.htm   (4646 words)

  
 Jesse James   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The grandfather is James Potter and he is retelling stories that had been told to him by his father Andrew Potter and also events that he had experienced.
Jesse Woodson James was born 5 Sep 1847 in Kearney, Clay Co., Missouri and was murdered on 3 April 1882 as he was dusting his home in St. Joseph, MO. His parents were the Rev.
According to James Potter the bank robberies were a means to an end - to ensure the continuation of the South.
www.potterflats.com /jessej.html   (487 words)

  
 When the James Gang Ruled the Rails
Jesse James was recovering from wounds suffered as a Confederate guerrilla and probably wasn't able to help brother Frank and Cole, but the Liberty bank job is considered the James-Younger Gang's first robbery.
The trouble with train robberies, especially after the James-Younger Gang reinitiated them wholesale, was that the railroads put armed guards on their trains and kept the schedules for their big shipments of bullion and currency a secret.
Later, the fine-blooded horse left behind was recognized as belonging to Jesse James of Kearney, Mo. The James-Younger Gang went on to rob banks in Corydon, Iowa; Columbia, Ky.; and Ste.
www.thehistorynet.com /we/bljamesgang   (1409 words)

  
 The James Gang
In the early '70s, the James Gang was one of the top hard-rock acts in America.
Walsh re-energized the group with his innovative instrumentals and the James Gang released their debut recording, "Yer' Album", which rose to No. 83 on the Billboard charts later that year.
The James Gang rode again in 1996 at an election rally for President Bill Clinton at Cleveland State University.
www.classicbands.com /jamesgang.html   (626 words)

  
 James Gang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The lives of Jesse James and Cole Younger and their brothers are shrouded in myths created by Nineteenth Century journalists who celebrated their deeds and by themselves through the lies they told to cover their tracks and to excuse their crimes.
Barrio Gangs is an excellent exploration of the reasons young people gravitate toward street gangs, as well as an accurate, empathic view of the day-to-day reality these young people face.
It is about one James Tilly Matthews who was declared insane for his beliefs about treason at the highest levels of the British Government during the French Revolutionary/Napoleonic...
www.freeglossary.com /James_Gang   (618 words)

  
 The James Gang
On September 3rd 1880, as Long Riders of The James Gang were holding up a stagecoach for $1,800 at Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, half a world away Harry James (no relation) was opening his James Cycle Company at Constitution Hill, Birmingham to build penny-farthing bicycles.
James took up G H Jones's licence to build pedal cycles propelled by the 98cc Villiers Junior engine and launched its new J18 motorised bicycle in 1938.
The James coil sprung girder fork transmits a pitchy ride on any bumpy road surfaces and, coupled with a steady battering from the rigid rear, the pilot is going to find this machine quite fatiguing.
www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~pattle/nacc/arc0539.htm   (1907 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: James Gang   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Guess Who is a Canadian rock music band from Winnipeg, Manitoba that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country as well as abroad in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Tommy Bolin (August 1, 1951-December 4, 1976) was an American Born guitarist with Zephyr (from 1969 to 1971), The James Gang (from 1973 through 1974), and Deep Purple (from 1975 to 1976).
James Gang Rides Again is the second album by American band James Gang, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music).
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/James-Gang   (1186 words)

  
 Members of the Jesse James Gang - St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway - Jackson, Missouri   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Susan Lavenia James was born to Jesse and Zee on November 5, 1879, but died when she was only 9 on March 3, 1889.
Before 1900, Frank James was working at the Standard Theatre in St. Louis as an usher, doorman, and bouncer.
He was killed during the bank robbery attempt by the James Gang in Northfield, Minnesota, on September 7, 1876.
rosecity.net /trains/james_gang_members.html   (1149 words)

  
 Inside College Hockey | 2004 NCAA Frozen Four
James was especially sharp in the third period.
James saved the world from an onslaught of “injured guy scores goal in first game back” features by passing the puck to Keith for the empty-net goal.
Classy move by Connor James to pass the puck to teammate Greg Keith on a two-on-none for the empty-net goal.
insidecollegehockey.com /9NCAA/2004/semi1notes_0232.htm   (1517 words)

  
 James Gang, Stagecoach Robberies, Quantrills Raiders, Cole Younger
James Gang Originally formed around 1866, with its leaders being, Frank James, Jesse James, and Cole Younger.
James Gang carried out stagecoach robberies with elaborate escape routes and knew the area, the lawmen and the communities.
Although the James Gang emerged again in 1879, it wasn't the same as in the heyday years of 1866 to 1876.
www.linecamp.com /museums/americanwest/western_clubs/james_gang/james_gang.html   (445 words)

  
 James Gang - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
The Gang's roots stretch back to 1966 in Cleveland, OH, where drummer Jim Fox formed the group with a few fellow Kent State University students, guitarist Glenn Schwartz and bassist Tom Kriss.
The James Gang's debut album, Yer' Album, followed in 1969, and while it didn't spawn any hits, it did set the stage perfectly for their next few releases.
Although it appeared that the James Gang was just hitting their stride, Walsh was growing increasingly disinterested with the group; he longed to launch a solo career.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,448443,00.html   (753 words)

  
 The Jesse James Gang: What Happen to Them, Old West Kansas
Possibly with Quantrill, for he was with Jesse James while he was recovering from wounds at Younger's Bend in Indian Territory (Oklahoma).
Participated in several robberies with the James gang, but was not with him on Minnesota raid at Northfield.
Ed O'Kelly used a shotgun to kill Ford in his bar 8 June 1892, in Creede, CO. Ford was first buried in Colorado, but was exhumed and taken to the family plot at Richmond, MO. O'Kelly was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder in Canon City, CO. Freed in 1902.
www.ku.edu /heritage/research/james.txt   (2099 words)

  
 Jessie James
Jessie and his brother Frank James were brought up by their mother, Zeralda James.
After the war Jessie and his brother Frank James became outlaws and established a gang that included Jessie James, Bob Younger, Cole Younger, James Younger, Bill Chadwell, Clell Miller and Charlie Pitts.
Jessie James and Frank James were also wounded but managed to get away from Northfield.
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WWjamesJ.htm   (1005 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Yer' Album: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Yer Album is a James Gang masterpiece, and in my mind the finest material that the band ever recorded (although many of the fans would beg to differ.) The fact that this album is underrated fills me with rage, because this really is excellent material.
This is album is very much of its time, at the time the james gang where more a coverband, and this disc includes some of their covers including Buffalo Springfield's Blue Bird, and the Yardbirds (Lost Women).
Yet the James Gang are far more talented and polished than any garage band and it shows in their music.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00004TH68?v=glance   (1638 words)

  
 The Outlaw Jesse James
He was born in Missouri, of Reverend Robert and Zerelda James, on September 5, 1847.
Frank and Jesse had talked about forming a gang with Cole Younger, but Jesse was not with them when they committed their first robbery in February of 1866 at Liberty, Missouri.
In March of 1868, the James brothers and Younger brothers robbed the banking house of Nimrod & Cin in Russellville, Kentucky.
www.suite101.com /article.cfm/old_west/24809   (486 words)

  
 Shadows of the Past, Inc., Looks at Jesse James
September 20, 1864 - the massacre of Centralia, Missouri, where William "Bloody Bill" Anderson and gang of ruffians robbed the passengers of an incoming train, and 24 unarmed (some wounded) Union soldiers, going home on leave, were taken from the train and murdered by these 100 guerrillas.
January 26, 1875 - Pinkertons toss a smoke "bomb" into the Samuelson farm house in Kearney and the conclusion is that Archie Peyton Samuel thought it was a loose stick from the fire and tossed it "back" into the fire and it exploded, killing him and severely wounding Jesse & Frank's mama.
August 31, 1875 - Jesse Edwards James is born to Zee and Jesse.
www.sptddog.com /sotp/jesse.html   (1292 words)

  
 The James gang - The Boston Globe
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the death of James Dean.
Typing ''new James Dean" and ''next James Dean" into the Nexis database finds that more than 50 actors have been put forth as Dean's heir -- not to mention an actress, a soccer player, a wrestler, a movie character, a Beach Boy, two tennis players, and two rappers.
Their obscurity simply underscores the fact that, even half a century later, there's still been only one James Dean.
boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2005/09/26/the_james_gang?...   (611 words)

  
 James Gang MP3 Downloads - James Gang Music Downloads - James Gang Music Videos   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
With the emergence of Cream and the Jimi Hendrix Experience during the late '60s, the path was cleared for other hard-rockin' "trios." Arguably, the finest to emerge from the subsequent American crop was the James Gang.
Despite penning a few of classic rock radio's most enduring songs, the James Gang ultimately failed to deliver on their initial promise, as constant lineup juggling ultimately derailed the group.
In February of 2001, the James Gang played at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH, and performed a pair of sold-out shows the same week at the Allen Theater.
www.mp3.com /james-gang/artists/3915/biography.html   (748 words)

  
 James Train Robbery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It was one of the first recorded train robberies west of the Mississipppi and expanded Jesse James and his gang's operations from his specialty of bank holdups to train robbery.
Near the end of the curve the James gang lay ready with a rope tied to a rail they had pried loose.
Jesse Woodson James was born September 5, 1847, in Kearney County, Nebraska.
storm.simpson.edu /~RITS/histories/jjstory/JJ.html   (1452 words)

  
 THE JAMES GANG
Son of James and Trang, and the newest addition to the James Gang.
Been around James Gang since he was 13, serving as crew member on James's class 8 and 8S/8 mod trucks.
He has been with James Gang since he was 17.
www.jamesgangracing.com /james_gang.htm   (182 words)

  
 WILD WEST OUTLAWS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Frank and Jesse had talked before about forming a gang with Cole Younger.They did, but Jesse was not with them when they committed there first robbery in February of 1866 at Liberty, Missouri.
Two of their gang members were captured after that one.
After that the James gang was never heard from again.
schoolweb.missouri.edu /ashland.k12.mo.us/bill/practice.htm   (1780 words)

  
 Frank and Jesse (1994)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Whatever one may think about the exploits of the James brothers and their various gangs, one cannot but have grave misgivings about the proto-fascist activities of Alan Pinkerton as the paid lackey of the railroad and banking interests in the post Civil War era.
The characters ascribed to the James brothers here is likely close to the truth, but why the contradictions of known facts.
Bob Ford, not Charlie, is the known assassin of Jesse James.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0109835   (442 words)

  
 History of the James-Younger Gang
The James-Younger Gang was and is the most famous (or infamous) outlaw gang that ever roamed.
No other gang in history, not the Dalton Gang, the Doolin Gang, the Clanton Gang, the Burrow Gang, or any other gang has ever been able to surpass the James-Younger Gang in fame.
The members of the James-Younger Gang were robbers of banks, trains, and stagecoaches.
www.angelfire.com /mi2/jamesyoungergang   (158 words)

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