This book summarizes various rumors surrounding Jesse James, the legendary Missouri bandit. Focused on is the period subsequent to his supposed death in 1882. A cousin of Jesse James, or one of three cousins all operating under that name, may have been the one killed. In this way later DNA evidence would not conclusively prove that Jesse James (or all three of the "Jesse James") had indeed been killed in 1882. A fascinating portion of the life of the Missouri outlaw may have thus begun subsequently to 1882. This "post-mortem" Jesse James seems to have been a hidden but major figure in American history. Jesse James, after he "died", intersected with John Wilkes Booth (who also escaped death and lived for decades after 1865), Belle Starr, and a secret Confederate underground!
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