Jesse James, My Father: The First and Only True Story of His Adventures Ever Written

From the author's preface:?Hundreds of different books have been written and published about Jesse James, and what is commonly known as ?The James Band.' Many of these books were false from cover to cover. A few had in them a grain or two of truth upon which were strung whole chapters of untruths. I have read them all, and there is not one of them that did not do cruel injustice to the memory of my father and to his family. In none of these books, and in none of the thousands of newspaper articles that have been written about him, have I seen him credited with having in his nature any of the human attributes of kindness, charity or honesty of purpose. In all of these writings his true character is entirely lost sight of and distorted into that of a veritable Frankenstein who slew mercilessly and robbed for the mere love of adventure.'This is because these writings were done by those who never knew my father. I defy the world to show that he ever slew a human being except in the protection of his own life, or as a soldier in honorable warfare. His only brother, whose name was linked with his in all the years of his life, is a free man today, acquitted of all crime.'There were lovable and noble traits in the character of my father, else why was it for sixteen long years, when there was a price on his head that would have made his betrayer rich, not one could be found who would betray him. Did ever a man live who had such staunch friends, many of whom were persecuted and made to suffer because of the steadfastness of their loyalty to him? Is it possible that an ignoble character could win and hold such friendships?Jesse, Jr. James is the author of 'Jesse James, My Father: The First and Only True Story of His Adventures Ever Written' with ISBN 9781591070443 and ISBN 1591070449.