The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480423886

<B>A powerful novel of the infamous Western outlaw and his killer: &ldquo;The best blend of fiction and history I&rsquo;ve read in a long while&rdquo; (John Irving).</B><BR /> &#160;<DIV>By age thirty-four, Jesse James was already one of the most notorious and admired men in America. Bank robber, train bandit, gang leader, killer, and beloved son of Missouri&mdash;</DIV><DIV><BR /> James&rsquo;s many epithets live on in newspapers and novels alike. As his celebrity was reaching its apex, James met Robert Ford, the brother of a James gang member&mdash;an awkward, antihero-worshipping twenty-year-old with stars in his eyes. The young man&rsquo;s fascination with the legend borders on jealous obsession: While Ford wants to ride alongside James as his most-trusted confidant, sharing his spotlight is not enough. As a bond forms between the two men, Ford realizes that the only way he&rsquo;ll ever be as powerful as his idol is to <I>become</I> him; he must kill James and take his mantle.</DIV><DIV>&#160;</DIV><DIV>In the striking novel that inspired the film of the same name starring Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck, bestselling author Ron Hansen retells a classic Wild West story that has long captured the nation&rsquo;s imagination, and breathes new life into the final days and ignoble death of an iconic American man.</DIV>