This book tells, eventually, the story of what happened on the night of the explosion at the dance hall in a small, southwest Missouri town. The narrator is the grand-nephew of a woman killed in the blast, and he learns about the incident, and about many of the people in the town, during the summer Read More
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The Assassination of Jesse James, by Ron Hansen
The full title of this book is The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and the book does indeed discuss both men. It has also been made into a movie, which I have not seen (I almost always prefer the book!). Jesse James looms large in popular culture, even to this day, Read More