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Title: The Story of Cole Younger by Himself: Being an Autobiography of the Missouri Guerrilla Captain and Outlaw, His Capture and Prison Life, and the Only A ... ic Account of the Northfield (Borealis Books) by Cole Younger, Marley Brant ISBN: 0-87351-393-2 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press Pub. Date: 01 October, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: History Lesson
Comment: This book was a great history lesson for me. Not only did it tell a great story, it filled me in with alot of unknown information about my Great Great Great Great Great Uncle, Cole Younger. I would like to say that Jesse James and the Younger Brothers had no relation to eachother. THEY WERE NOT COUSINS. THEY DID NOT EVEN ROB BANKS TOGTHER. HISTORY BOOKS HAVE BLURRED THE TRUTH, AND I WOULD LIKE TO CLEAR THAT UP. please read this book, it is a great one.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fascinating and Perplexing
Comment: Cole Younger's autobiography doesn't answer all the questions. It creates more. For one thing, Cole Younger claims that the Northfield robbery, that landed him in prison for 25 years, was his first and _only_ robbery. This makes him either one of the world's most misunderstood innocents, or one of its most blatent liars.
Most authors and historians come down on the 'liar' side of the argument and, bearing in mind Younger was an admitted and convicted criminal, that's not unreasonable. However, I'm inclined to think there's more truth in his tale than is generally acknowledged. Most people just don't lie outright in autobiographies--they hedge and recolor and leave things out to make themselves look better. Reading Cole Younger's book, you can see him doing all these things, as well as avoiding outright statements of his own in favor of quoting other people who had favorable things to say about him, or quoting old statements of innocence he had made. Take the book for what it's worth and make your own judgements.
As to the writing itself... Cole Younger is no writer. The book is uneven and choppy, but parts are quite good. He has some moments of actually inspired prose. He includes the text of a lecture he gave in his later days at the end and it's quite good. Some of his war tales are well-told, but a bit scanty on details. He assumes you know the general stories and is often focusing on quelling lies, myths, and fabrications that had grown up around his story. In many of these cases he's probably being quite honest.
Though dubious history, this book is a valuable and intriguing look at the person and personality behind the historical figure.
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Title: Three Years With Quantrill: A True Story Told by His Scout John McCorkle (Western Frontier Library, Vol 60) by O. S. Barton ISBN: 0806130563 Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
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Title: Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War by T. J. Stiles ISBN: 0375405836 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 17 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: The Devil Knows How to Ride: The True Story of William Clarke Quantrill and His Confederate Raiders by Edward E. Leslie ISBN: 030680865X Publisher: Da Capo Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 1998 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Bloody Bill Anderson: The Short, Savage Life of a Civil War Guerrilla by Albert Castel ISBN: 081171506X Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Frank and Jesse James: The Story Behind the Legend by Ted P. Yeatman ISBN: 1581820801 Publisher: Cumberland House Publishing Pub. Date: 01 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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