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The Wild West Extravaganza

Jesse James | Cross-Dresser? (Part 3)

The Wild West Extravaganza

Wild West Josh

Education, History

4.8667 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Was the outlaw Jesse James a cross-dresser? Probably not, but an interesting story claims he dressed as a young lady on at least one occasion. Also discussed is how Jesse earned his nickname (Dingus!), Jim Lane and the Osceola massacre, the Lawrence massacre, how to properly pronounce Glassgow, American Primeval, Jim Bridger, and whether or not the Missouri guerrillas were on team good guy or team bad guy. This episode is sponsored by DraftKings. Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app & 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/ Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War by T.J. Stiles - https://www.worldofbooks.com/products/jesse-james-book-t-j-stiles-9780224069250 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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Was the outlaw Jesse James a cross-dresser? Probably not, but there is an interesting story of him

0:35.9

dressing as a young lady on at least one occasion.

0:39.1

According to his own son, Jesse Edwards James, the event in question occurred during the summer of 1864,

0:45.5

not long after the bushwhackers struck the town of Plattsburgh.

0:48.9

At the time, Jesse would have still been about a month or two shy of his 17th birthday.

0:53.6

Per Jesse Jr., quote,

0:55.7

Leaving Plattsburgh, the guerrillas crossed the Missouri River to Independence. Four miles from

1:00.5

independence, there was a disorderly house, i.e. a whorehouse, kept by several women, and it was a

1:06.2

resort for the officers of the federal garrison of independence. The guerrillas set up a trap to catch these officers.

1:13.7

Jesse James, dressed as a young girl, rode up on horseback to the house and called its

1:17.8

mistress out, imitating the voice and manner of a girl.

1:21.7

My father told her that he lived not far away, that he was a girl fond of adventure,

1:26.4

and would like to come to the house that night,

1:28.4

bringing two or three neighbor girls to have a good time.

1:31.4

Wink, wink.

1:32.4

I added the wink, wink.

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