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Jesse James

January 10, 2009 urngarden.com

So I finally got to see “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”. Loved it! Some might find it slow or dull, but the acting and cinematography is great. Brad portrayed Jesse James as the sociopath that he was, and Casey Afflek’s interpretation of Robert Ford is compelling.

Jesse was a cash cow not only for Robert Ford, but the whole state. Missouri is the cave state and so there are lots of hi-dee holes for the James gang.

Jesse james hide out

Jesse’s mother, Zerelda, who lost a hand to firebomb during a Pinkerton raid, allowed tourists to view the grave of her son for 25 cents. She sold rocks from his grave and legend has it that when the rock supply ran low, she simply restocked from the river. She also gave paid tours of the farm shortly after Jesse’s death, a practice that was continued by Frank in later years.

Jesse James corpse

jesse james tourist attraction

As we do in this part of the country, Jesse married his first cousin, Zee after a nine-year courtship. They had two children, Jesse Edwards and Mary.

Zee James suffered from a deep depression after her husband’s death, became reclusive and continued to wear her widow’s weeds long after Jesse’s assassination. Zee died in 1900.

Filed Under: art, Confessions, obituaries, Television Tagged With: brad pitt, casey afflek, jesse james, jesse james hideout, merimac caverns

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  1. candace says

    January 12, 2009 at 5:49 PM

    Loved Brad in this movie. Truly. What a great film and the ending was so stunning I thought. So different.

    Brad is also really great in the new Buttons movie too!

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