Previous Missouri governors had tried to capture the James brothers, employing everything from reward offers to a squad of state-funded secret police. But Thomas Crittenden knew that to catch a ...

In 1939 films, Russell portrayed Jesse James Jr., son of Power’s title character, in the Fox outlaw drama Jesse James, and he was one of the Hopper Boys in the Frank Capra classic Mr. Smith Goes ...

One of the most controversial figures in U.S. history, Jesse James has captured the imagination ... this revealing exposé traces the outlaw's life from his humble Southern childhood through ...