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Jesse James No. 3 Comes To Defense; By WENONAH RUTHERFORDA now book by Jesse L. James,!' “Jesse James And The Lost | Cause’1 was published and went on the book shelves Dec. 20. The book, published by Pageant Press. I! : is priced at $4.Jesse Lee James 111, now living,. in Colorado Springs. Colo., claims,' . he has irrefutable evidence prov- 1 ing he is the grandson of the notorious Jesse James. Futhermore,; J. L. James declares, Jesse James ! died not in 1882, as the result of a : bullet — but in' 1951, of old age• (107). His collection of numerous photographs, affidavits, newspaper articles and witnesses testify decisively in Ins behalf.Deeper Drama-The purer drama, however, runs jhencath the surface of the story. The greater part ot Die drama is presented vividly in Jesse Lee James’ book, “Jesse James And The Lost Cause, in which the author blasts a few holes.through the murky myths surrounding his ' grandfather, whom be believes to be one of America's most misun-■ -derstood hcros. The “Lost Cause”1 was the Confederate Underground ’■'Army in those years during and ‘ after the Civil War. 11 still exists.1 While much of the activities of-this organization has been kept si-1 lent for years, the author reveals; a number of fascinating stories! concerning it, A vital member, his! 1 grandfather tricked the North —: ’ and the entire world — info believ- ■ ing'him dead by using a “fake ' funeral” in 1832. Later, Quanrrill, Frank James and John Wilkes ; Booth used the same plot and successfully kept their continued ex-* istence a secret for many years 1 afterward.' Slrics Checked1 After hearing many of the stories from his grandfather, the au-2 thor spent years probing through3 the Midwest. South, Southwest and Northwest to fit the hundreds of3 amazing fragments kilo one understandable story, the life of 1 Jesse James. In writing the story as the old gunslinger might have, Jesse Lee James captures the sfange, wonderful flavor of the epoch by deeply understanding the s men who were the epoch. He has - documented this book with many rare old photographs and affida-■1 vits to strengthen his lonely but 2: unwavering stand.5; Defends Accusedi As da all controversial writers, f Jesse James III proudv stands on the side of the accused. Fierce-5 ly and noble he states — not ^ pleads — the defense.Jesse Lee James, one of the grandsons of the late, famous Jesse W, James, was born in St. Louis County, Mo., in 2905. Known to many as “The Hawk, Jesse Lee James-has for years scoured the West for further information on Jesse1 James, whom he feels has been much maligned by-historical inaccuracies. He is preparing further volumes on this subject.
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Ada Evening News
Ada, Oklahoma, US
Sun, Dec 31, 1961
Page 10
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