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# Jesse James
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/american-experience/episode/american-experience-jesse-james/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:50:27.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-14T03:30:45.000Z
- Description: A product of the American Civil War, James was less heroic than brutal.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: American Experience, Season 18, Episode 7, #ZZZ_Episode_69d8604d-7a28-4242-b832-3adc4012a51d, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_565410c5-fa6f-4aa6-b2bd-9f1fcdc0e587, #v1.16

A product of the American Civil War, James was less heroic than brutal; America's own Robin Hood who robbed not only the rich, but the poor and defenseless as well, always saving the treasure for himself.