Analysis of T.J. Stiles´ Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War

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In the biography, “Jessie James: Last Rebel of the Civil War,” written by T.J. Stiles was about a man named Jesse James who spent most of his life participating in criminal activity. He was born on September 5th, 1847 and was a criminal of the Old West along with his brother, Frank James. The James brothers served in the Confederate Army before creating their gang called “The James-Younger Gang” which symbolized them as bank and train robbers. As time went on, more people were added to this gang including a man named Robert Ford who killed Jesse in 1882. With a bullet to the back of the head, Jesse James became a legend in the Old West. The most important concept in this book is how Jesse became the legend that he is. This book would be most favorable towards history on the Civil War lovers like the author himself. The author, who studied the 19th century mostly around the Civil War, was interested in the well-known man, Jesse James and his story.

This book tells who Jesse James was and what impact he had in history as a criminal. The author gives the understanding of how Jesse was ...

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