Jesse James: Legendary Rebel And Outlaw

From his beginnings as a guerrilla fighter for the Confederates during the Civil War, Jesse James turned to robbery, becoming one of the most infamous bank and train robbers in the history of the United States. With his band of outlaws, James led dozens of robberies and killed many people in Missouri and other states. Though legends have painted a sympathetic portrait of James as an American "Robin Hood," in reality, he was a dangerous criminal who used violence to achieve his ends.