Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Jesse James was a fabled outlaw, a charismatic, spiritual, larger-than-life bad man whose bloody exploits captured the imagination and admiration of a nation hungry for antiheroes. Robert Ford was a young upstart torn between dedicated worship and murderous jealousy, the "dirty little coward" who coveted Jesse's legend. The powerful, strange, and unforgettable story of their interweaving paths—and twin destinies that would collide in a rain of blood and betrayal—is a story of America in all...
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Jesse James was a fabled outlaw, a charismatic, spiritual, larger-than-life bad man whose bloody exploits captured the imagination and admiration of a nation hungry for antiheroes. Robert Ford was a young upstart nobody torn between dedicated worship and murderous jealousy, the "dirty little coward" who coveted Jesse's legend. The powerful, strange, and unforgettable story of their interweaving paths—and twin destinies that would collide in a rain of blood and betrayal—is a story of America in all her rough, conflicted glory and the myths that made her.Newsday“Hansen has turned low history into high art. This is a terrific book.”
\ San Francisco Chronicle"This book is a wonderful achievement."\ \ \ \ \ Richmond News-Leader"Here is THE James book . . . Put Hansen on your bedside table."\ \ \ Newsday"Hansen has turned low history into high art. This is a terrific book."\ \ \ \ \ Christian Science Monitor"One of our finest stylists of American historical fiction."\ \ \ \ \ Newsday“Hansen has turned low history into high art. This is a terrific book.”\ \ \ \ \ San Francisco Chronicle“This book is a wonderful achievement.”\ \ \ \ \ Christian Science Monitor“One of our finest stylists of American historical fiction.”\ \ \ \ \ Richmond News-Leader“Here is THE James book . . . Put Hansen on your bedside table.”\ \
