In the aftermath of the Civil War, the South was in ruins. The leaders of the Missouri guerillas were dead. Jesse James and his older brother, Frank, rose to prominence and began their careers and killers and thieves... and a Kansas City newspaperman began a campaign to turn them into heroes.

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JESSE JAMES Ep. 1 | "American Outlaw"