American Experience · SEASON 18

Jesse James

Episode 7 · 2006-02-06

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Episode overview

A striking profile of the outlaw (1847-82) is told through reenactments, comments from historians and archival photographs. The hour traces James' life from age 16 to his death at 34 (he was shot in the back), and includes his years as a Southern guerrilla fighter, bandit and killer.

55 minutes

Season 18 episodes

1. Two Days in October2005-10-17 2. Race to the Moon2005-10-31 3. Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (1): Sin City2005-11-14 4. Las Vegas: An Unconventional History (2): American Mecca2005-11-15 5. John and Abigail Adams2006-01-23 6. The Nuremberg Trials2006-01-30 7. Jesse James2006-02-06 8. Hijacked2006-02-25 9. Eugene O'Neill2006-03-21 10. The Boy in the Bubble2006-04-10 11. The Alaska Pipeline2006-04-24 12. Annie Oakley2006-05-08 13. The Man Behind Hitler2006-05-22