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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…)

Troubled DNA of the Sam Walton, Lawrence, and James Families


David Ralph James, and his son Christopher David James, know one thing for certain about their DNA. They don’t possess the Y-chromosome DNA proven to be that of their paternal James ancestors. The problem rests with David’s great grandmother, Mary Ellen James, who was born in 1856. She also is Sam Walton’s grandmother. As most of America knows, Sam Walton… (more…)

Ralph Ganis Promotes New Fake Jesse James History


In his book Desperate Measures, Ralph Ganis falsely claims a relationship between Frank & Jesse James and the Ku Klux Klan. The book was debunked by reputable historians as well as by the James Preservation Trust representing the James family. His publisher, Tarheel Press, formerly fell silent and stopped fulfilling orders for the book. Now Mr. Ganis has resurfaced to… (more…)

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