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Contents Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Jesse James and Robin Hood ............ 1 How the Civil War Came to Missouri. . . . . . . 6 Blood on the Border ................ 11 Opening Guns ................... 16 The Battle of Wilson's Creek. . . . 23 The Battle of Lexington. . 27 The Battle of Pea Ridge. . 30 Guerrilla War. . . . . . . . ... 32 Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence and Order No. 11 36 Jesse James Goes to War ....... . The Last Great Rebel Raid in Missouri ix . .40 .44 x Contents The War Ends and the James Gang Is Born... 48 The First Bank Robberies (1866-1872) ...... 52 Trains and Pinkerton Men (1873-1876) ..... 56 The Final Years (1877-1882) ........... 61 The Legend of Jesse James ............ 66 The Civil War as Living History. . ...... 72 For More Reading. . . . . . . .. .... . 77 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 ...

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