Jesse James | Bushwhacker (Part 1)

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

According to many, Jesse James was a hero, a freedom fighter who continued resisting Northern aggression long after the Civil War came to an end. But to his victims, Jesse was nothing more than a cold-blooded killer, one who used the war as a convenient excuse to lead a life of violence and destruction. But where does the truth lie? What occurred during Jesse’s childhood that turned him to a life of crime? How old was he when he first went to war? How’d he survive two separate gunshot wounds to the chest before his 18th birthday? And is it true he married his own cousin? Join me today as we explore the life and times of Jesse James! Also discussed are Bloody Bill Anderson, William Quantrill, the Lawrence Massacre, & the Missouri Bushwhackers. Sponsored by Mint Mobile - https://mintmobile.com/wildwest Sponsored by DraftKings – Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code: WILDWEST Check out the website for more true tales from the Old West https://www.wildwestextra.com/ Email me! https://www.wildwestextra.com/contact/ Buy me a coffee! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/wildwest Free Newsletter! https://wildwestjosh.substack.com/ Join Into History for ad-free and bonus content! https://intohistory.supercast.com/ Join Patreon for ad-free and bonus content! https://www.patreon.com/wildwestextra Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The Autopilot Order.
0:01.6	Noun, informal.
0:02.9	The strong urge felt at the ordering kiosk or drive-through that takes over the entire body and mind
0:07.7	and results in a person ordering a Big Mac without even having to think.
0:11.5	Related phrases.
0:12.5	Looks like I've ordered a Big Mac again.
0:14.6	The Autopilot Order at McDonald's.
0:18.0	Serves from 11am, subject to availability.
0:20.3	When it comes to the Old West, they don't get much more famous than Jesse James.
0:24.8	According to many, James was a hero, a freedom fighter who continued resisting northern aggression
0:30.3	long after the civil war came to an end.
0:33.5	But to his victims and their families, Jesse was nothing more than a cold-blooded killer,
0:38.4	one who used the war as an excuse to lead a life of violence and destruction. But where does the
0:44.0	truth lie? What exactly occurred during Jesse's childhood that turned him to a life of crime? How old was he
0:50.5	when he killed his first man? How'd he wind up surviving not one but two separate gunshot wounds
0:55.6	to the chest. And is it true? He really hooked up with his own cousin. Join me today as we delve
1:01.3	into the life of Jesse James, including his upbringing in Missouri and his time as a teenage killer
1:06.9	riding with the likes of Bloody Bill Anderson. My name's Josh and this is the Wild West extravaganza.
1:22.7	Jesse Woodson James was born in Clay County, Missouri on September 5, 1847.
1:28.7	His father, Robert, was a hemp farmer by trade in addition to being a Baptist minister.
1:34.3	But I suppose being a man of the cloth don't necessarily make you immune to gold fever.
1:39.1	And when gold was discovered in California, Robert headed west alone, leaving his wife Sorrelda and three young children
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