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The Story of Cole Younger, by Himself

Cole Younger (1844 - 1916)

Autobiography of Cole Younger, American Civil War veteran and member of the Jesse James gang. Cole Younger was a member of Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War and along with his brother, Jim Younger and the James brothers, robbed banks and trains during the 1870's. (Summary by William A Crenshaw)

Genre(s): Memoirs

Language: English

Keyword(s): civil war (146), American civil war (55), old west (8), missouri (5), jesse james (3), bank robbers (2), train robbers (2), american old west (1), jesse james gang (1), quantrill's raiders (1) ... [Show full list]

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	00 - Why This Book Is Here	William A Crenshaw	00:02:57
Play 01	01 - Boyhood Days	William A Crenshaw	00:11:14
Play 02	02 - Dark and Bloody Ground	William A Crenshaw	00:03:50
Play 03	03 - Driven From Home	William A Crenshaw	00:04:05
Play 04	04 - The Trap that Failed	William A Crenshaw	00:03:16
Play 05	05 - Vengeance Indeed	William A Crenshaw	00:03:24
Play 06	06 - In the Enemies' Lines	William A Crenshaw	00:02:41
Play 07	07 - Lone Jack	William A Crenshaw	00:08:09
Play 08	08 - A Foul Crime	William A Crenshaw	00:03:09
Play 09	09 - How Elkins Escaped	William A Crenshaw	00:04:05
Play 10	10 - A Price on My Head	William A Crenshaw	00:03:47
Play 11	11 - Betrayed	William A Crenshaw	00:04:08
Play 12	12 - Quantrell on War	William A Crenshaw	00:03:06
Play 13	13 - The Palmyra Butchery	William A Crenshaw	00:05:09
Play 14	14 - Lawrence	William A Crenshaw	00:05:44
Play 15	15 - Chasing Cotton Thieves	William A Crenshaw	00:04:22
Play 16	16 - A Clash with Apaches	William A Crenshaw	00:05:00
Play 17	17 - The Edicts of Outlawry	William A Crenshaw	00:05:44
Play 18	18 - Not All Black	William A Crenshaw	00:02:09
Play 19	19 - A Duel and an Auction	William A Crenshaw	00:06:11
Play 20	20 - Laurels Unsought	William A Crenshaw	00:09:59
Play 21	21 - The Truth About Jim Younger	William A Crenshaw	00:04:33
Play 22	22 - Amnesty Bill Fails	William A Crenshaw	00:05:37
Play 23	23 - Belle Starr	William A Crenshaw	00:02:51
Play 24	24 - Mr. Dykes	William A Crenshaw	00:02:35
Play 25	25 - Eluding the Police	William A Crenshaw	00:02:42
Play 26	26 - Ben Butler's Money	William A Crenshaw	00:02:47
Play 27	27 - Horace Greeley Perry	William A Crenshaw	00:02:26
Play 28	28 - The Northfield Raid	William A Crenshaw	00:07:25
Play 29	29 - A Chase to the Death	William A Crenshaw	00:07:34
Play 30	30 - To Prison for Life	William A Crenshaw	00:02:43
Play 31	31 - Some Private History	William A Crenshaw	00:04:11
Play 32	32 - Lost - Twenty Five Years	William A Crenshaw	00:05:03
Play 33	33 - The Star of Hope	William A Crenshaw	00:06:32
Play 34	34 - On Parole	William A Crenshaw	00:01:43
Play 35	35 - Jim Gives It Up	William A Crenshaw	00:04:00
Play 36	36 - Free Again	William A Crenshaw	00:03:18
Play 37	37 - The Wild West	William A Crenshaw	00:01:24
Play 38	38 - What My Life Has Taught Me	William A Crenshaw	00:32:46

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