2368 - Columbia, Missouri, USA

Joan lives in Columbia, Missouri, and is a university town with about 126 000 people. She sent me a "Missouri History" card of Jesse James.

Jesse James (1847 - 1882) is a giant in the folklore of the American West. For many, James is a Robin Hood-type figure who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. There is, however, no evidence that James and his gang gave any of their booty to anyone other than family. Many scholars, in fact, say that James was one of the many criminals inspired by the ex-Confederates following the American Civil War, not as a victim of economic injustice or of frontier lawlessness.

James was the leader the James-Younger Gang which consisted of Jesse and his brother, Frank; the Young Brothers - Cole, Jim, John, and Bob; as well as numerous others. The gang disolved when the Younger Brothers were captured after trying to rob the Northfield First National Bank in Minnesota.

James decided to get back into his criminal activities in 1879 when he formed a new gang with Ed Miller and Robert and Charles Ford. It was Robert Ford, who couldn't resist the $10 000 reward (dead or alive) for Jesse James, shot James in the head in April of 1882.

James left a widow, Zerelda Mimms and four children. One of his sons, Jesse, Jr., went on to practice law in Missouri.

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3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

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3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

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2346 - Iwate, Iwate, Japan

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