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Northfield, MN, Rakes in the Cash off Jesse James


Every year the Minnesota town of Northfield places its civic pride on display in a three day festival called the Defeat of Jesse James Days. The town celebrates its historic dismantling of the James-Younger Gang following their robbery of the First National Bank of Northfield on September 7, 1876, two days after Jesse James’ 29th birthday. The Younger brothers were… (more…)

When a Younger Rode to Defeat Arizona-style Nativism


Born in Liberty, Missouri, Charles Bruce Younger Sr. was only twenty-three when he took a stab at killing the political campaign of his older cousin, Fontaine Talbott Fox. Their cousins in the future Younger Gang were yet in their teens. Fox was a politically savvy old codger. Already in his fifties, he had been a lawyer, judge, and attorney general… (more…)

The Younger Gang in Prison after Northfield


The Minnesota Historical Society provides an inside view of their documents & artifacts relating to the Younger Gang and their imprisonment after the failed robbery at Northfield. linkscolor = “993300″; highlightscolor = “339900″; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”;

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