{"product_id":"jesse-james-last-rebel-of-the-civil-war-paperback","title":"Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eT. J. Stiles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this brilliant biography T. J. Stiles offers a new understanding of the legendary outlaw Jesse James. Although he has often been portrayed as a Robin Hood of the old west, in this ground-breaking work Stiles places James within the context of the bloody conflicts of the Civil War to reveal a much more complicated and significant figure. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Carries the reader scrupulously through James's violent, violent life.... When [Stiles]... calls Jesse James the 'last rebel of the Civil War; he correctly defines the theme that ruled Jesse's life.\" --Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of\u003ci\u003e Lonesome Dove \u003c\/i\u003evia\u003ci\u003e The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRaised in a fiercely pro-slavery household in bitterly divided Missouri, at age sixteen James became a bushwhacker, one of the savage Confederate guerrillas that terrorized the border states. After the end of the war, James continued his campaign of robbery and murder into the brutal era of reconstruction, when his reckless daring, his partisan pronouncements, and his alliance with the sympathetic editor John Newman Edwards placed him squarely at the forefront of the former Confederates' bid to recapture political power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With meticulous research and vivid accounts of the dramatic adventures of the famous gunman, T. J. Stiles shows how he resembles not the apolitical hero of legend, but rather a figure ready to use violence to command attention for a political cause--in many ways, a forerunner of the modern terrorist.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this brilliant biography T. J. Stiles offers a new understanding of the legendary outlaw Jesse James. Although he has often been portrayed as a Robin Hood of the old west, in this ground-breaking work Stiles places James within the context of the bloody conflicts of the Civil War to reveal a much more complicated and significant figure. \u003cbr\u003eRaised in a fiercely pro-slavery household in bitterly divided Misssouri, at age sixteen James became a bushwhacker, one of the savage Confederate guerrillas that terrorized the border states. After the end of the war, James continued his campaign of robbery and murder into the brutal era of reconstruction, when his reckless daring, his partisan pronouncements, and his alliance with the sympathetic editor John Newman Edwards placed him squarely at the forefront of the former Confederates' bid to recapture political power. With meticulous research and vivid accounts of the dramatic adventures of the famous gunman, T. J. Stiles shows how he resembles not the apolitical hero of legend, but rather a figure ready to use violence to command attention for a political cause--in many ways, a forerunner of the modern terrorist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA native of rural Benton County, Minnesota, \u003cb\u003eT.J. Stiles \u003c\/b\u003estudied history at Carleton College and Columbia University, where he received two graduate degrees. His writings about American history include articles in \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, essays in the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and a five-volume series of primary-source anthologies. He lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.26 x 4.94 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755630788896,"sku":"9780375705588","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a9aff8d6d252885e48e72a6b741e0eeb.webp?v=1780064132","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/jesse-james-last-rebel-of-the-civil-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}