Dominic Bean
Mr. Hanson
Eagle Success
27 February 2014
Jesse Woodson James: Thief, Gang leader, Folk hero
Folk hero, thief, gang leader, and so called “murderer”. Jesse Woodson James fits the description. Jesse in my own eyes is an inspiration. Not because he was a thief or gang leader, but because he had ambition and fought for what he believed. “It taught me to be independant and never wait for someone to hand you something” (brainyquote.com). These are some inspiring words spoken by Jesse. The quote basically means to never wait for someone to give you something. To go and get it yourself. It also means to be independant and not to rely on others for support. Many misjudge Jesse for being a bad person but nobody is a perfect angel. He didn't do good things but he had a reason, he didn't just steal from random, innocent people. He stole from the person who ran the train company to save his community. My goal for this biography is to prove that Jesse had a purpose in his crimes. Also that he wasn’t as terrible as everyone perceives him to be.
Jesse Woodson James was born on September 5, 1849. He lived on a ranch with his mother and brothers. According to biography.com Jesse and Frank “hailed from expirienced farmers” (biography.com). Frank was a big part of Jesse’s life. Family was everything to Jesse, and Frank wasn’t just family, he was his partner in crime, the person Jesse trusted with his secrets and his life. In the summer of 1863 the James farm was attacked by union soldiers. This event enraged Jesse and Frank.
When they were 16 Jesse and Frank joined the civil war. The boys served as confederate guerillas. “Some accuse jesse of being cruel to union soldiers” (biography.com). But other information I found has proven t...
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...him to be a murderer, when in reality he killed only one innocent man unlike everyone thinks of him as trigger happy and reckless. Jesse is more of an inspiration than anything. He fought for what he believed in. He went to some pretty far extremes to do it but he was saving what he loved and the people he loved. Isn't that human nature? To save and preserve what we love and cherish?
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2.) Baldwin, Margret Wanted! Frank and Jesse James the true story 1948, Julian Messener. New York
3.) Liberty Tribune August 8th, 1872
4.) http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/j/jesse_james.html
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James-Is-Nearly-Killed-.html
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