There is a dichotomy to how people view Jesse James. While some have viewed him as a murdering thief, others have argued that he was like a modern-day Robin Hood. To really understand the man requires an examination of his life and an honest analysis of the events that shaped him in Missouri.
WHO WAS JESSE JAMES?
Jesse James was born in Missouri on September 5, 1847, just seven years before the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854. His father, Robert James, was a Baptist pastor and died when Jesse was just three years old. Robert was a man of learning and left behind fifty-one books in his will that dealt with math, chemistry, theology, astronomy, grammar, Latin, Greek, public speaking, philosophy, history, literature, and other subjects. By 1850, Robert James outright owned 275 acres of land and had also helped found William Jewell College. The James farm had thirty sheep, six cattle, three horses, a yoke of oxen, and seven slaves. These facts show that Jesse James was not some backwoods yokel lacking a good upbringing, but was fairly well educated knew right from wrong.
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Makes me think of "The Outlaw Josey Wales", a great movie. --Ron W
ReplyDeleteIn the words of W. C. Fields "we're going to rob the rich and give to the poor".
ReplyDelete"What poor"?
"Us poor".
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