Chapter I: Front Matter

youth--They desire fire-arms--Youthful Nimrods--Pistol
practice, 17-24

CHAPTER III.--IN THE GUERRILLA CAMP.--Frank joins
Quantrell--Outrage on Dr. Samuels and Jesse--Mrs.
Samuels and daughter, Susie James, arrested--Jesse as a
courier for the Guerrillas, 25-28

CHAPTER IV.--BLOODY WAR.--The hatreds of the border
people--The partisan rangers--Frank James as a scout--Fight
at Plattsburg, 29-34

CHAPTER V.--AT THE SACK OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS.--The
black flag unfurled--The Guerrillas mass their
forces--The march to Lawrence--Capture of the town--Frank
and Jesse participate, 35-39

CHAPTER VI.--A GORY RECORD.--The cruel strife of the
border--Death in the thickets--Quantrell and his
followers, 40-56

CHAPTER VII.--ADVENTURES IN SEPARATE FIELDS.--Frank
James follows Quantrell into Kentucky--Fierce
partisan contests--Death of Quantrell--Jesse follows
George Shepherd to Texas--The last fight of the war--Jesse
wounded, 57-65

CHAPTER VIII.--THE BRANDENBURG TRAGEDY.--Frank
James followed by four men--They attempt to arrest him--Terrible
fight--Frank wounded in the left hip--Concealed
by friends, 66-70

CHAPTER IX.--THE LIBERTY BANK AFFAIR.--A great
robbery--St. Valentine's day, and the prize drawn by
bold marauders--The James Boys accused of the crime, 71-73

CHAPTER X.--JESSE'S SORTIE AGAINST THE MILITIAMEN.--Attacked
at night--The family council of war--Jesse
desires to look out on the cold moonlight scene--Throws
the door open and fires upon the militiamen--Three
corpses on the crisp snow, 74-77

CHAPTER XI.--IN THE HANDS OF FRIENDS.--Jesse goes
to Kentucky--Among his relatives and friends--Placed
under the care of Dr. Paul F. Eve--A good time, 78-81

CHAPTER XII.--THE RUSSELLVILLE BANK ROBBERY.--A
large haul--The James Boys connected with the robbery--They
ride away on George Shepherd's horses--Shepherd
arrested and imprisoned--Death of Oll Shepherd--Persistent
pursuit of the robbers--The Jameses
escape, 82-90

CHAPTER XIII.--ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.--Jesse James
sails for California--At Paso Robel--Frank goes West--On
the Laponsu ranche--Adventures in Nevada--A dark
seance--The Boys return to the East, 91-102

CHAPTER XIV.--WERE THEY DRIVEN TO OUTLAWRY?--The
peculiar circumstances surrounding the Jameses--Social
and political ostracism--The vigilance committees--Not
allowed to remain at peace in their own home--They
go forth as enemies of society, 103-107

CHAPTER XV.--THE GALLATIN BANK TRAGEDY.--Strange
men in Gallatin--They call upon the cashier--Captain
John W. Sheets shot by Jesse James--Pursuit of the man
slayers--The escape of the robbers, 108-111

CHAPTER XVI.--ATTEMPTS TO ARREST THE BOYS.--The
people aroused--Detectives on the trail of the Boys--Their
neighbors arrayed against them--Captain Thomason
expresses himself--He is interviewed by Mrs.
Samuels--Failure of all efforts to arrest them, 112-115

CHAPTER XVII.--OUTRAGE AT COLUMBIA, KENTUCKY.--The
citizens of Adair county, Kentucky, startled--Bold
daylight robbery of the bank at Columbia--Murder of the
cashier, Mr. Martin--Chasing the robbers--The marauders
escape, 116-121

CHAPTER XVIII.--OUT OF EXILE.--Domestic and social
relations of the Boys--Their visits to the cities--The
theaters and concert stage--Life in hotels--How the
Jameses play the part of gentlemen, 122-130

CHAPTER XIX.--THE CORYDON RAID.--The robbers pay
a visit to Iowa--Their sudden appearance at Corydon--They
secure a large sum of money and ride away--Hot
pursuit by Iowa officers--Jesse as a rustic, 131-133

CHAPTER XX.--THE CASH BOX OF THE FAIR.--Frank and
Jesse at Kansas City--The gate money seized and carried
away--The pool cashier interviewed by Frank, 134-138

CHAPTER XXI.--STE. GENEVIEVE.--The cashier of the
bank at Ste. Genevieve surprised--Narrow escape of
young Rozier--The bank plundered by the raiders--Escape
of the robbers, 139-145

CHAPTER XXII.--A RAILWAY TRAIN ROBBED IN IOWA.--A
night vigil--On the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway line--A locomotive ditched and a fireman killed--A
successful raid, 146-150

CHAPTER XXIII.--THE GAINES' PLACE STAGE ROBBERY.--How
the invalids en route to Hot Springs were plundered
on the Malvern road--Scenes and incidents of the
robbery--Grim jokes at the expense of the passengers, 151-158

CHAPTER XXIV.--GADSHILL.--A startling sensation--The
robbers at the lonely wayside station--The passengers
made prisoners and robbed, 159-165

CHAPTER XXV.--AFTER GADSHILL.--Pursuit of the robbers--Trailed
through southern Missouri to St. Clair
county--Diversions in Bentonville, Arkansas--The
campaign leads to a tragedy, 166-172

CHAPTER XXVI.--WHICHER'S RIDE TO DEATH.--The
brave detective caught in a trap--Jim Latche's observations
in Liberty--The use he made of his knowledge--The
last night ride--Whicher shot, 173-181

CHAPTER XXVII.--A NIGHT RAID OF DETECTIVES.--Attempt
to avenge Whicher's death--Preparing a trap to
catch Frank and Jesse at the Samuels place--Fire balls
and bomb shells--A terrible scene--Death of a boy and
wounding of Mrs. Samuels, 182-190

CHAPTER XXVIII.--PROPOSED AMNESTY.--Movement in
the Legislature--Gen. Jones' amnesty bill--Jesse quietly
awaits the turn of events--Failure of the bill to pass in
the Legislature--Taking vengeance, 191-195

CHAPTER XXIX.--SAN ANTONIO-AUSTIN STAGE PLUNDERED.--Bandits
on the prairies--Strange horsemen at
eventide--The stage halted--The passengers plundered, 196-201

CHAPTER XXX.--FARMER ASKEW'S FATE.--The house of
Askew--The farmer incurs the hatred of the James
Boys--Vengeance threatened--Assassinated while standing
on his porch--Jesse and Frank believed to be the
guilty parties, 202-207

CHAPTER XXXI.--GOLD DUST--THE MUNCIE BUSINESS.--Lying
in wait--The evening train bound from
the mining regions--Golden galore--The train stopped
by masked men and the express car plundered, 208-210

CHAPTER XXXII.--HUNTINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, BANK
ROBBERY.--A band of robbers in the streets--The people
alarmed--Demand upon Mr. Oney--The robbers make
off with the bank's funds--Capture of Jack Kean, and
death of McDaniels--The handiwork of the Jameses
shown, 211-214

CHAPTER XXXIII.--JESSE'S WOOING AND WEDDING.--Courting
under difficulties--A fair cousin--She admires
the outlaw--The courtship continues, and Jesse takes
his cousin as his bride, 216-222

CHAPTER XXXIV.--A DREAM OF LOVE.--Frank James
cherishes tender sentiments and goes a-wooing--A fair
girl, beautiful and accomplished--Frank's suit
encouraged, 223-227

CHAPTER XXXV.--FAIR ANNIE RALSTON, THE OUTLAW'S
BRIDE.--How Annie Ralston carried off the honors
of her class at college--A belle in society--Her admiration
for Frank James--She quietly collects her effects,
and leaves her home to share his fate with Frank, 228-233

CHAPTER XXXVI.--A SEVENTEEN THOUSAND DOLLAR
HAUL.--The train robbery at Otterville--The Youngers
and the Jameses--Frank James the planner--How the
train was halted--Capture of Hobbs Kerry--He gives
away the gang--The escape, 234-245

CHAPTER XXXVII.--IN MINNESOTA.--The bandits seek a
new field--Frank James and the Younger Brothers--Bill
Chadwell, Miller and Pitts--The long ride, 246-254

CHAPTER XXXVIII.--THE ATTACK AT NORTHFIELD--HAYWOOD'S
DEATH.--The raid on the bank--The cashier
shot--Bill Chadwell killed in the street--The citizens
come to the rescue--Fusilades in the town--The bandits
forced to go out in quick time--A hot pursuit--Capture
of the Youngers, 255-266

CHAPTER XXXIX.--Escape of Frank and Jesse James.--The
terrible retreat--Worn out, and yet no chance for
rest--A remarkable escape--They disappear from the
very midst of those who were hunting them--How they
went away, 267-273

CHAPTER XL.--A VISIT TO CARMEN.--Frank and Jesse go
into Mexico--They rest at Carmen, in Chihuahua--The
silver conducta--They join the Mexican party--Capture
of the treasure bags of the Mexicans, 274-282

CHAPTER XLI.--THE ROBBERS AND THEIR FRIENDS.--The
various classes of people who exhibit friendship for the
Jameses--Some are bad men, who gather about them because
they are brave--Social peculiarities, 283-290

CHAPTER XLII.--EXCURSIONS INTO MEXICO.--Wild adventures
beyond the border--Chasing Mexican cattle-thieves--A
serious time at Monclova--Frank and Jesse
escape, 291-299

CHAPTER XLIII.--DEATH TO BORDER BRIGANDS.--Frank
and Jesse pay their respects to Palacios' band--The raiders
of the border punished by the American outlaws--A
pleasant meeting with troops, 300-313

CHAPTER XLIV.--THE UNION PACIFIC EXPRESS ROBBERY.--The
Big Springs ventures--The persons who engaged
in it--Large amount of gold coin taken--Pursuit
of the robbers--Death of Collins at Buffalo, Kansas--Jim
Berry trailed to Missouri--Shot by the sheriff of
Audrain county, 314-325

CHAPTER XLV.--A VISIT TO THE HOME OF FRANK
JAMES.--A Georgian's experience with the great outlaws--The
home life of Frank, 326-336

CHAPTER XLVI.--EPISTLES OF JESSE JAMES.--How Jesse
takes his own part with a pen--Some terse specimens of
Jesse's style, 337-344

CHAPTER XLVII.--GLENDALE.--The last great train robbery--A
night ride to a lonely wayside station--How the
robbery was effected, 345-353

CHAPTER XLVIII.--HUNTING CLUES.--Marshal Liggett--His
efforts to hunt down the robbers--Jesse James once
more to the front, 354-356

CHAPTER XLIX.--GEORGE W. SHEPHERD.--The childhood
and youth of Shepherd--His adventures in Utah--Enters
the Confederate service--Joins Quantrell's band--Gets
into trouble with the gang at the time of Russellville--Becomes
inimical to the Jameses--Engages with
Marshal Liggett--Joins the band--The Short Creek
fight, 357-367

CHAPTER L.--PURSUIT OF THE GLENDALE ROBBERS.--Shepherd
goes south with the gang--He plans an ambuscade--Failure
of his plan--The robbers suspicious
of Shepherd--The fight in the forest, 368-374

CHAPTER LI.--ALLEN PARMER.--Becomes a member of
Quantrell's band--Takes part in the sack of Lawrence--With
Quantrell in Kentucky--Marries Jesse James' sister--Accused
of complicity with the Glendale robbers, 375-379