Phi Kappa Psi Historian Notes

April 3, 2014
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Jesse James, a movie, and a Phi Psi authors book

There's a distant Phi Psi connection to outlaw Jesse James, who was shot to death 132
years ago today, on April 3, 1882, in St. Joseph, Mo., by Robert Ford, a member of the James'
gang.
The incident was the basis of an 1983 book by Nebraskan Betan (1966) Ronald T. Hansen,
"The Assassination of the Outlaw Jesse James by the Coward, Robert Ford," and the 2007
movie of the same name starring Brad Pitt as James and Casey Affleck as Ford.
For Ron Hansens Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Hansen_(novelist)
For more on the book and to read some sample pages: http://www.amazon.com/AssassinationJesse-James-Coward-Robert/dp/0060976993
You can hear an audio interview with Ron Hansen as he talks with Don Swaim about Hansen's
novel, Desperadoes, the life and death of Jesse James, and James' killer, Robert Ford, in this
1983 interview. It runs 14 minutes 44 seconds. http://wiredforbooks.org/ronhansen/
For other books by Ron Hansen: http://books.google.com/books?
as_auth=Ron+Hansen&ots=giD2q6NP0J&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title
For more information on the movie, including critic reviews and to see the trailer:
https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robertford/;_ylt=AwrBJR_dhj1TN3sAP1AICu1_
For the New York Times movie review:
http://movies.nytimes.com/2007/09/21/movies/21assa.html?8dpc
(Originally posted April 3, 2012, at the Phi Psi 150 Yahoo Group. All links shown above verified as
current as of the date of this publication.)

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