Jesse James Soul Liberty was scheduled to be published on September 5, 2012. Publication now has been delayed. What’s holding up transforming the book’s manuscript into a printed book? It’s the little black box you see here. The box is an external hard drive. Inside the box resides the manuscript & research files for Jesse James Soul Liberty. Also inside… (more…)
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Ron Hansen Revealed
Ron Hansen’s novel The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was published in 1983. In 2009, actor Brad Pitt turned the novel into a stunning film that sadly flopped at the box office. Both Hansen’s book and Pitt’s movie are fictional depictions. Yet both survive as the most representative of their genres regarding the accuracy of their… (more…)
Book Review – Son of a Bandit: Jesse James & The Leeds Gang, by Ralph A. Monaco II
BOOK REVIEW by Nancy B. Samuelson Son of a Bandit: Jesse James & The Leeds Gang, by Ralph A. Monaco II, (Monaco Publishing, LLC, 2012), 268 pp, soft cover, $20.95. The author is a practicing attorney in Kansas City, Missouri, a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He also has a passion for living history and historical presentations.… (more…)
First Preview of Jesse James’ Soul Liberty
The first galleys of Jesse James’ Soul Liberty Vol. I are going out to book reviewers & book fairs. Final preparation for publication of the book are in progress. Have a look. linkscolor = “993300″; highlightscolor = “339900″; backgroundcolor = “FFFFFF”; channel = “none”;
The Latest Fake Jesse James History From Ron Pastore
Nancy Samuelson, book reviewer for the Wild West History Association, the James-Younger Gang Journal, & Leaves of Gas reviews the latest book to come from the imagination of treasure hunter Ron Pastore Jesse James’ Secret: Codes, Cover-Ups & Hidden Treasure by Ron Pastore and John O’Melveny Woods, (Intellect Publishing. 2010). 296 pp., soft cover, $19.95.… (more…)
Betty Dorsett Duke Book All Smoke, No Gun
The following book review by Nancy Samuelson is published in tandem by The James-Younger Gang, The Wild West History Association, & Leaves of Gas. Beyond reviewing books for these organizations, Ms. Samuelson is the author of The Dalton Gang Story and Shoot From the Lip, available through Shooting Star Press. Jesse James: The Smoking Gun by Betty Dorsett Duke… (more…)
PREVIEW THE TRAILER FOR ERIC JAMES NEW BOOK – SOUL LIBERTY
You’re invited to comment on a draft edition of the book trailer for Eric James’ new book SOUL LIBERTY, Behind the Heritage of Silence in the Family of Jesse James. SOUL LIBERTY is the first history ever to be written about the Jesse James family. Volume I of this four volume quartet is scheduled for publication in the Fall of… (more…)
Meet Eric James - the Leaf Blower
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