Selected Bibliography
from The State Historical Society of Missouri

Jesse James (1847 – 1882)


Articles in the Missouri Historical Review [REF F550 M691]

  • DeArmond, Fred. “Reconstruction in Missouri.” v. 61, no. 3 (April 1967), pp. 364–77.
  • “Late 1800s and Early 1900s.” v. 70, no. 4 (July 1976), p. 456.
  • March, David D. “Sobriquets of Missouri and Missourians.” v. 92, no. 2 (January 1998), pp. 149¬–167.
  • Settle, William A., Jr. “The James Boys and Missouri Politics.” v. 36, no. 4 (July 1942), pp. 412–29.
  • Shoemaker, Floyd C. “Clay County: A Southern Heiress on the Eastern Frontier; Land of Culture, Legend, and Romance.” v. 52. no. 1 (October 1957), pp. 25-34.

Articles from the Newspaper Collection

  • “The Bandit Buried.” Kansas City Times. April 7, 1882. p. 1.
  • “A Card from Jesse James. He Denies All Complicity with the Exposition Robbery.” Kansas City Times. October 20, 1872. p. 4.
  • “Jesse James. The Great Outlaw Killed in His Home in St. Joseph.” Kansas City Times. April 4, 1882. p. 1.
  • “Jesse James Shot.” Boonville Weekly Advertiser. April 7, 1882. pp. 4-5.
  • “The Murder of Jesse James.” Sedalia Democrat. April 13, 1882. p. 2.
  • “Missouri’s Gay Bandits: The Genuine James Boys and One of the Youngers.” Lexington Weekly Caucasian. September 5, 1874. p. 1.
  • “The Train Robbery. Jesse James Says He Is Innocent and Presents the Proof.” Jefferson City Daily Tribune. August 19, 1876. p. 1.

Books and Articles about Jesse James (1847 – 1882)

  • Brant, Marley. Outlaws: The Illustrated History of the James-Younger Gang. Montgomery, AL: Elliot & Clark Publishing, 1997. [REF F508.1 J234bra]
  • Christensen, Lawrence O., William E. Foley, Gary R. Kremer, and Kenneth H. Winn, eds. Dictionary of Missouri Biography. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1999. pp. 428–431. [REF F508 D561]
  • Croy, Homer. Jesse James Was My Neighbor. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1949, 1997. [REF F508.1 J234cr]
  • Dyer, Robert. Jesse James And The Civil War in Missouri. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1994. [REF F508.1 J234dy]
  • James, Jesse, Jr. Jesse James, My Father. Provo, Utah: Triton Press, [1995], c1988. Orig. pub. 1899. [REF F508.1 J234j 1995]
  • McGrane, Martin Edward. The James Farm: Its People, Their Lives and Their Times. Madison, SD: Caleb Perkins Press, 1982. [REF F508.1 J234mc2]
  • Reineke, Charles E. “Violent Birth of a Legend: Jesse James and His Murderous Rise to Infamy.” Missouri Life. February 2002, pp. 48¬–53. [REF VF: James, Jesse (biography)]
  • Settle, William A., Jr. Jesse James Was His Name: or, Fact and Fiction Concerning the Careers of the Notorious James Brothers of Missouri. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1966. [REF F508.1 J234s c7]
  • Stiles, T. J. Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. [REF 508.1 J234sti] See also: http://www.tjstiles.net/index.htm
  • Triplett, Frank. The Life, Times, and Treacherous Death of Jesse James. Stamford, CT: Longmeadow Press, 1992. Orig. pub. 1882. [REF F508.1 J234tr 1992]

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