The Jesse James Northfield Raid: Confessions of the Ninth Man

by John J. Koblas

Controversy has dogged the heels of Jesse James through history. Koblas, with superior researching skills, has sorted fact from folk legend and documented the lives of Jesse and his gang. He follows their lives after Northfield, giving a well-rounded picture of the men who made the famous Minnesota raid on the bank in Northfield.

320 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1999

Reviews

[Rosie]

Very well researched and documented! It seeks to answer a question and in doing so proves there are a lot of unanswered questions yet surrounding one of the most famous bank heists in American history. The people of Northfield to this day are quite proud of their town's response to the bank robbery, no matter the number of men involved in the raid. Unfortunately, dead men tell no tales, so the full truth may never come to light. If anything is certain, eye witness testimony is not very reliable even in the 19th century, and newspaper reporting was just as sensationalized as today.