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Book Synopsis• Offers evidence from Jesse James’s secret encoded diaries
• Examines Jesse James’s close ties with other notorious outlaws, such as Johnny Ringo, Jesse Evans, and Billy the Kid
• Shows how Jesse James was related, by blood or marriage, to powerful people in law enforcement and politics, including the elite families behind the Copperheads and the Knights of the Golden Circle organizations
Jesse James and many other Old West outlaws were much more than just wild cowboys. As author Daniel Duke--the great-great-grandson of Jesse James--reveals, James and other infamous outlaws were part of a larger organization, centuries old, that has affected U.S. history from the small, rural streets of early America to the highest levels of the nation’s government, with continuing influence to this day.
Drawing on his great-great-grandfather’s secret diaries, Duke unravels the hidden history of the Wild West to expose the outlaws, politicians, and secret societies who were pulling strings behind the scenes. He examines Jesse James’s close ties with other notorious outlaws, such as Johnny Ringo, Jesse Evans, and Billy the Kid, and demonstrates not only how James faked his death and lived out his life under an alias, but how Billy the Kid did the same. He also details how both Jesse James and Billy the Kid continued their work for the nameless organization after their faked deaths.
Trade ReviewIf you’re interested in the influence of secret societies on the shaping of America’s history and destiny, this book will capture your attention . . . as an important contribution to the hidden history of the United States.” * Robert R. Hieronimus, Ph.D., author of Founding Fathers, Secret Societies and coauthor of The Secret *
Table of ContentsAn IntroductionONE Jesse James--The Traditional Story
TWO Billy the Kid--The Traditional Story
THREE In Cahoots
FOUROutlaws with a Higher Purpose
FIVE New Faces in an Old Photograph
SIXFamily Ties
SEVENWith Faith Comes Power
EIGHTBuried Treasure
NINE Modern Reach of an Old West Outlaw
TENFurthering the Light of Freedom and Liberty
APPENDIX
Connections That Paved the Way
Notes
Index
