Capturing the Younger Brothers Gang in the Northern Plains
Capturing the Younger Brothers Gang in the Northern Plains

Author: Arley Kenneth Fadness

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2022-06-27

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1439675309

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Capturing the Younger Brothers Gang in the Northern Plains: The Untold Story of Heroic Teen Asle Sorbel is a historic tale of vigilante valor Near sleepy Hanska slough, September 21, 1876, Norwegian teen Asle Sorbel made a daring "Paul Revere ride" into Madelia, Minnesota. His efforts, and those of the Madelia Magnificent Seven, led to the capture of the Younger Brothers of the Jesse James-Younger Gang. The gang's botched Northfield bank raid and infamous Madelia Shoot Out were well reported. But, Alse's story was lost to history. Friends of the outlaws planned reprisals. Alse changed his name, his persona and his location. He kept his mount shut. In 1883, he quietly reestablished himself in Dakota Territory. As years passed, he became the premier horse doctor in the Webster, South Dakota area, all the while haunted by vigilant fear. Author Arley K. Fadness uncovers the lost secrets and remarkable life of valiant Asle Oscar Sobel.

The Last Hurrah of the James-Younger Gang
The Last Hurrah of the James-Younger Gang

Author: Robert Barr Smith

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 278

ISBN-13: 9780806133539

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So small it had only one bank, so quiet no citizens carried guns. Hard-working, peaceful Northfield, Minnesota, was an orderly yet busy mill-town in the heart of prosperous farm country. On a serene autumn Tuesday in 1876, local shopkeepers, farmers, and citizenry went about their normal routines, little realizing that the infamous and deadly James-Younger gang had designs on tiny Northfield. The experienced robbers planned to target the single bank, which held the hard-earned money of the townsfolk. Jesse and Frank James and the Younger brothers had never experienced defeat. During a wild gun battle that raged between the outlaws and the bankmen up and down the town’s main street, two unarmed townsfolk were murdered. Northfield’s angered populace fought back. The townspeople killed two members of the James-Younger gang and wounded several more. The remaining bandits fled but were pursued across southwestern Minnesota by a posse that gradually grew to more than a thousand men. In Last Hurrah of the James-Younger Gang, Robert Barr Smith debunks the James-Younger "Robin Hood" image and shows that the real heroes of the Northfield raid were the ordinary people--the bankers who protected their depositors at their own risk, the townspeople who pitched in to chase the gang from town, and the posse members who pursued and triumphed over the retreating remnants of the gang.

Tortured Soul
Tortured Soul

Author: Marley Brant

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-06-01

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 1493057138

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Those interested in the history of the infamous Younger Brothers of Missouri know eldest brother Cole’s story. Or at least they think they do. Cole told it enough times. Yet his autobiography, his dozens of interviews, and the stories he told to his friends and family members unfortunately tell a story quite different from researched history of the same times and events. John and Bob died young and never had the opportunity to tell their side of it all. And brother Jim remained silent. Until now. Tortured Soul: Jim Younger in His Own Words finally reveals Jim’s memories, thoughts, and opinions. Although Jim’s recollections are also mired in selective memories and a certain distortion brought about by the passage of time, a damaged psyche, and a need to protect himself and those he loved, the story Jim tells is based on his history and his desire to set Cole’s tall tales in their proper perspective.

Brothers
Brothers

Author: George Howe Colt

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-05-06

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 1416547789

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Blends history and memoir in an account that in alternating chapters explores the author's quest to understand the impact of his brothers on his life and the complex relationships between iconic brothers, including the Thoreaus, the Van Goghs, and the Marxes.

Showers Brothers Furniture Company
Showers Brothers Furniture Company

Author: Carrol Krause

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2012-05-22

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 0253002036

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When the Showers family arrived in Bloomington, Indiana, the railroad had only recently come to town and a modest university was struggling to survive. Having spent the prior 18 years moving from place to place, the family decided to settle down and invest its modest resources to start a furniture company. The business proved to be extremely profitable and a stroke of good fortune for the small community. The company's success strengthened Bloomington's infrastructure, helping to develop new neighborhoods, and the philanthropic acts of the Showers family supported the town's continued development. The family's contributions helped Indiana University through difficult times and paved the way to its becoming the largest university in the state. In this detailed history of Showers Brothers, Carrol Krause tells the story of a remarkably successful collaboration between business, town, and gown.

The Last Ride of the James–Younger Gang
The Last Ride of the James–Younger Gang

Author: Sean McLachlan

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-10-20

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 1849086001

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It was the beginning of the end for the James gang. In the past ten years Frank and Jesse James had gone from unknown ex-Confederate guerrillas to the most famous outlaws in the world. A string of daring robberies of banks, trains, and stagecoaches had brought them fame, admiration, hatred, and a surprisingly small amount of wealth. In 1876 they planned their most daring raid yet-to ride hundreds of miles from their home state of Missouri to rob the First National Bank at Northfield, Minnesota. This book will tell the story of one of the most daring bank jobs in American history. With most of the gang being former bushwhackers, they used many guerrilla tactics in the planning and execution of the raid, yet failed because of poor discipline and their own fame, which meant that every town in the Midwest had their guns loaded waiting to fight off bandits.

Brothers and Sons
Brothers and Sons

Author: Dana Myrick

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2006-08

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0595392490

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Cerberus was their Dad's dog. You had to tell people he was a dog because it was hard to tell at first glance. Cerberus was the abomination that happens when a miniature dachshund gets a poodle intoxicated enough to think that a dachshund is sexy. While visiting their mother in a rural Louisiana community, brothers John and James discover a surprising clue left by their deceased father that leads them on a treasure hunt. Unaccustomed to the small-town life that their parents lived, the two brothers are continually caught in comedic predicaments in their search for the treasure. Accompanied by a strange little dog named Cerberus, John and James must interact with a colorful menagerie of characters. There's Zebulun Wakefield, the odd man who lives down the road; Wiggles, the man with a "tail"; and Monet Johnson, the local artist. With the help of several clever and sometimes unscrupulous citizens, the brothers piece together the history of a long-lost town and a treasure that was possibly lost with it.