MoNo Encore: (Part 1) The 1876 Northfield Bank Raid by the James-Younger Gang w/ Mark Lee Gardner

MoNo Encore: (Part 1) The 1876 Northfield Bank Raid by the James-Younger Gang w/ Mark Lee Gardner

Author: Blue Ewe Media June 14, 2026 Duration: 1:11:00
(Orig pub date: 8/3/2016) Much has been written about Jesse James, including his gang's ill-fated trip to Northfield, Minnesota, a botched bank raid met with death and tragedy, but never told like this. Mark Lee Gardner, author of "Shot All to Hell: Jesse James, the Northfield Raid and the Wild West's Greatest Escape", joins me to tell the story of the James-Younger gang's foray north from Missouri and the chaos that followed. The author's website: https://songofthewest.com/ This is the 150th Anniversary of the Raid! Visit the official The Defeat of Jesse James Days website for more about the festivities: https://www.djjd.org/ Free shipping and 365-day returns with Quince! Refresh your wardrobe here: ⁠https://www.quince.com/notorious⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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