The Border Bandits


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(3.6 stars; 11 reviews)

''An authentic and thrilling history of the noted outlaws Jesse and Frank James and their bands of highwaymen.compiled from reliable sources and containing the latest facts in regard to these desperate freebooters.'' (from the author's sub-title) The James brothers emerged from the Confederate guerrillas to become notorious outlaws of the American west rising to legendary status. J.W. Buel chronicles their path of robbery and murder across the West in short vignettes.
- Summary by Larry Wilson (4 hr 13 min)

Chapters

Preface 2:42 Read by Larry Wilson
Jesse and Frank James - Their Youth 3:44 Read by Larry Wilson
Career as Guerrillas 4:07 Read by Pmiddy
First Skirmishes 5:10 Read by Pmiddy
Desolation of Lawrence 9:06 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
Desperate Fighting by Squads 9:40 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
Direful Massacre at Centralia 5:23 Read by John
Fortune Turning Against the Guerrillas 2:11 Read by John
The Whirlwind of Destruction Changes 3:54 Read by John
Jesse James' Career in Texas 4:14 Read by John
Robbery and Murder 6:28 Read by John
Plundering a Kentucky Bank 4:06 Read by John
Bank Robbery and Murder 3:08 Read by John
Mysterious Hiding Place in Jackson Co. 5:31 Read by John
Terrible Fight in Mexico 5:27 Read by John
Plundering an Iowa Bank 2:48 Read by John
Another Bank Robbery in Kentucky 3:33 Read by John
Robbing the Cash Box at the Kansas City Fair 3:23 Read by John
Plundering the Ste. Genevieve Bank 4:37 Read by John
Wrecking and Plundering a Train 5:11 Read by John
The Stage Robbery near Hot Springs 5:00 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
Train Robbery at Gad's Hill 5:28 Read by John
Wicher's Unfortunate Hunt for the James Boys 6:21 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
Murdering Cow Boys and Driving off Cattle 3:05 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
The Attack on the Samuels Residence 6:01 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
Assassination of Daniel Askew 3:16 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
The San Antonio Stage Robbery 3:56 Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez
The Great Train Robbery at Muncie 4:50 Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez
The Huntington Bank Robbery 3:16 Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez
The Rocky Cut Train Robbery 6:01 Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez
Fatal Attack on a Minnesota Bank 8:12 Read by John
At Glendale—the Last Great Train Robbery 5:44 Read by John
Shooting of Jesse James by George Shepherd 17:04 Read by John
Why did Shepherd Shoot Jesse James? 6:09 Read by John
Robbing of the Mammoth Cave Stage 8:37 Read by John
Personal Characteristics of the James Boys 7:23 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
The Union Pacific Express Robbery 12:33 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
An Interview with the Younger Brothers 9:37 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
Anecdotes of Jesse and Frank James 11:09 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
Basham's Confession of the Glendale Robbery 7:51 Read by Shashank Jakhmola
The Train Robbery at Winston, Mo. July 15, 1881 17:04 Read by Adrian Stephens

Reviews


(5 stars)

Don’t like the reading of Shashank Jakhmola

Dull


(1 star)

Poor reading. Could have been written better.