Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape - Softcover

Gardner, Mark Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062201514 ISBN 13: 9780062201515

Publisher: William Morrow Large Print, 2013

Synopsis

Shot All to Hell by Mark Lee Gardner recounts the thrilling life of Jesse James, Frank James, the Younger brothers, and the most famous bank robbery of all time.

Follow the Wild West’s most celebrated gang of outlaws as they step inside Northfield’s First National Bank and back out on the streets to square off with heroic citizens who risked their lives to defend justice in Minnesota.

With compelling details that chronicle the two-week chase that followed―the near misses, the fateful mistakes, and the bloody final shootout on the Watonwan River, Shot All to Hell is a galloping true tale of frontier justice from the author of To Hell on a Fast Horse: The Untold Story of Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett, Mark Lee Gardner.

Eight men at the top of their game. One town that refused to back down.

• The Northfield Raid: A minute-by-minute account of the most audacious bank robbery in American history and the heroic citizens who fought back against impossible odds.
• The James-Younger Gang: A deep dive into the lives of Jesse James, Frank James, and the Younger brothers, exploring how their time as Civil War bushwhackers forged them into the nation’s most feared outlaws.
• Eyewitness History: Woven from primary sources and firsthand accounts, this narrative separates fact from fiction and puts you on the streets of Northfield as the bullets fly.
• A Desperate Escape: Follow the grueling two-week chase across the Minnesota wilderness, from the near misses and fateful mistakes to the bloody final shootout on the Watonwan River.

About this title

About the Author

Mark Lee Gardner is the author of Rough Riders, To Hell on a Fast Horse, and Shot All to Hell, which received multiple awards, including a Spur Award from Western Writers of America. An authority on the American West, Gardner has appeared on PBS’s American Experience, as well as on the History Channel, the Travel Channel, and on NPR. He has written for the Los Angeles Times, True West, Wild West, American Cowboy, and New Mexico Magazine. He lives with his family in Cascade, Colorado.

From the Back Cover

It was the most famous bank robbery of all time, involving the legendary James-Younger gang's final, shocking holdup—the infamous Northfield Raid—and the thrilling two-week chase that followed. Mark Lee Gardner, author of the critically acclaimed To Hell on a Fast Horse, takes us inside Northfield's First National Bank and outside to the streets as Jesse James and his band of outlaws square off against the heroic citizens who risked their lives to defeat America's most daring criminals. With vivid detail and novelistic verve, Gardner follows the James brothers as they elude both the authorities and the furious citizen posses hell-bent on capturing them—one of the largest manhunts in the history of the United States. He reveals the serendipitous endings of the Younger brothers, Cole, Jim, and Bob, and explores the James brothers' fates after the dust settled, solving mysteries about the raid that have been hotly debated for more than 130 years.

A galloping true tale of frontier justice featuring audacious outlaws and intrepid heroes, Shot All to Hell is a riveting slice of Wild West history that continues to fascinate today.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow Large Print
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0062201514
• ISBN 13: 9780062201515
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480