Jesse: A Novel of the Outlaw Jesse James - Softcover

McCoy, Max

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553571788 ISBN 13: 9780553571783

Publisher: Domain, 1999

Synopsis

Escaping a 1882 assassination attempt thanks to a switched identity, outlaw Jesse James survives to narrate the story of his life for Missouri's most famous storyteller, Mark Twain, in a vivid and engaging historical novel. Original.

About this title

From the Publisher

Author Max McCoy delivers a compelling, dust-in-your throat novel that puts a surprising new spin on the legend of the Old West's most feared--and revered--gunman. -- Bantam Preview.

About the Author

Max McCoy is an award-winning investigative reporter, freelance journalist, and the award-winning author of four previous novels, including The Sixth Rider, Sons of Fire, The Wild Rider, and Home to Texas. He is also the author of Bantams Indiana Jones adventure series.

Civil War guerrilla. Notorious bank robber. Outlaw hero. Most of Jesse's life remains a mystery, obscured by the dubious 'facts' that have gathered upon his grave. But the curious manuscript at the core of this book--found recently in a southeast Kansas junk shop--claims to be his never-before-published autobiography, as told to the famous author of Huckleberry Finn. Consistent with historic record, it presents a compelling scenario for Jesse's survival--without disputing the DNA evidence recovered from the outlaw's grave in 1995. Vivid and engaging, Jesse brings to life the fictional meeting of America's most celebrated folk hero and its most beloved author--in their own words.

Not only has McCoy captured Twain's voice with consummate skill, his account of Jesse's life is a more compelling than the outlaw's manufactured legend. A brilliantly crafted look at two of our best-know icons. -- Fred Bean, author of Black Gold and Eden.~

Edition details

• Publisher: Domain
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0553571788
• ISBN 13: 9780553571783
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256