The Hoax That Let Jesse James Live

THE TRUE STORY OF JESSE JAMES More than a century ago, the most famous man in America was the outlaw Jesse James. Equally cheered and hated at the time, Jesse's legend was born of the war between the states and depending on one's disposition he may have been considered either a demon or an avenging angel. On April 3, 1882 in a little four room house in Saint Joseph, Missouri, we are told that "the dirty little coward" Robert Ford shot an unarmed Jesse in the back of the head while he was up...