Ron Hansen re-creates the real West with his imaginative telling of the life of the most famous outlaw of them all, Jesse James, and of his death at the hands of the upstart Robert Ford. James, a charismatic, superstitious, and moody man, holds sway over a ragged gang who fear his temper and quick shooting. Robert Ford, a young gang member torn between worshiping Jesse and taking his place, guns him down in cold blood and lives out his days tormented by the killing.
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Christian Science Monitor...
Recalls the literature of Americana by John Steinbeck, Erskine Caldwell, Willa Cather, and Hamlin Garland...Hansen has broadened our perception of the West in much the same way as the best historians...and proven himself one of our finest stylists of American historical fiction.
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Ron Hansen is the author of Desperadoes, Atticus, and the short-story collection Nebraska. Atticus was a finalist for the 1996 National Book Award for Fiction, and Nebraska earned an award in literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. He lives in northern California.
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
by Ron Hansen
