Jesse James Younger gang Northfield MN bank robbery book signed Smith 2001

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The Last Hurrah of the James-Younger Gang.  By Robert Barr Smith.  Dark maroon cloth hardcover,  no dust jacket, pub. 2001, 252 pages.  Very good condition, inscribed by author who was a prolific writer of Old West history.  The outlaw gang led by Jesse James and Cole Younger robbed the bank in Northfield, Minnesota, murdered a bank teller and got involved in a shootout with the citizens.  Smith does not see James and Younger as robin hood type outlaws but killers and that the real heroes were the citizens of Northfield.  Well researched book on the robbery and the subsequent pursuit.  Shipping weight over 1 pound.