JUDGEMENT AT GALLATIN The Trial of Frank James

Hardcover. Intro' by Richard Maxwell Brown. An objective and thorough account of the most controversial trial of 19th-century America. When Jesse James was assassinated in 1882, Frank James decided it was time to end his life on the run. He surrendered to the governor of Missouri who charged him with double murder and train robbery. A fine study of the trial, the courtroom full of high-powered lawyers, politicians, sympathisers, journalists, a protective mother who supplied a questionable alibi, a gang member who turned snitch, relatives of Jesse's assassins and many other onlookers. Contains many new facts and insights to the historical events. Illus., Bibliog. and Note References + Index. 222pp. 8vo. h/back. F. in F. protected dw.