Books about Western Characters

[Texas Truth Teller]

BOOKS OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES ABOUT MEN WHO WERE PROMOTED AS, OR CLAIMED TO BE, FAMOUS WESTERN CHARACTERS

Character
   Impostor
     Book
Jesse Woodson James
  1. J. Frank Dalton
    a. “The Truth about Jesse James”
    b. “I Knew Jesse James”
    c. “Jesse James Was One of His Names”
  2. James Lafayette Courtney of Blevins, TX. Received a pension for his service as a bugle blower in the Union Army.
     a. “Jesse James Lived and Died in Texas”
     b. “The Truth About Jesse James”
     c. “Jesse James – The Smoking Gun”
3. William John James
     a. “Jesse James Though Officially Dead Lived on For 65 Years”
4. Jacob Benjamin Gerlt of Morgan Co, MO.
     a. “Jesse James’ Secret: Codes, Coverups, & Hidden Treasure”
5. Senator William Andrews Clark of Montana
    a. “Jesse James U S Senator”
6. James Sears of Wetmore, CO

Frank James
1. Joe Vaughn
    a. “This was Frank James”

Billy the Kid
  1. John Miller
  2. Oliver P. “Brushy Bill” Roberts
     a. “Alias Billy the Kid”
     b. “Billy the Kid and Me Were the Same”
     c. “Billy the Kid: Killed in New Mexico -- Died in Texas”
    d. “The Return of the Outlaw Billy the Kid”
    e. “The Real Billy the Kid AKA Brushy Bill Roberts”
    f. “Billy the Kid: Beyond the Grave”
    g. “Billy the Kid: The Lost Interviews”
    h. “Billy the Kid: An Autobiography”

This list is probably incomplete.

[mckinley412]

Interesting. Thanks for the post. I will try to get a few of those I haven't read yet. The John Miller book is called Whatever Happened to Billy the Kid. Also there is An Outlaw Called Kid.