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Jesse James (Original Post)
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Sep 2015
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(118,281 posts)1. A story lost in fable
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(118,281 posts)2. Vernon Dahlhart
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(118,281 posts)3. Frank James
Despite the claim in this video, the James family, in fact, did own slaves; so there may be other inaccuracies here as well
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(118,281 posts)4. Bascom Lamar Lunsford
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(118,281 posts)5. William Clarke Quantrill
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(118,281 posts)6. John Lee Hooker
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(118,281 posts)7. Bloody Bill Anderson
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(118,281 posts)8. Woody Guthrie
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(118,281 posts)9. Centralia
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(118,281 posts)10. Kingston Trio
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(118,281 posts)11. Missouri's Civil War Bushwhackers & Outlaws
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(118,281 posts)12. Johnny Cash
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(118,281 posts)13. The First Western Train Robbery
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(118,281 posts)14. Edward L. Crain
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(118,281 posts)15. Attempted Northfield Bank robbery
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(118,281 posts)16. American Experience
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(2,382 posts)17. Apart from the clever device...
... of having actual brothers play brothers in the movie, I loved the authenticity of the saddles, the firearms, and the costumes; something rarely seen in westerns. A little-known movie called "The Culpepper Cattle Company" started the trend toward historical accuracy in western movies. Having been a horseman since childhood, an aficionado of antique firearms, and an amateur historian, I greatly appreciated the fact that film makers finally decided to do a little research, and not have someone shooting a Model 94 Winchester in a movie set in the 1870's!