In the biography, "Jessie James: The Last Rebel of the Civil War", written by TJ Stiles was about a man named Jesse James who spent most of his life participating in criminal activities. He was born September 5, 1847 and was a Wild West criminal along with his brother Frank James. The James brothers served in the Confederate Army before creating their gang called "The James-Younger Gang" which symbolized them as bank and train robbers. Over time, more and more people were added to this gang, including a man named Robert Ford who killed Jesse in 1882. With a bullet to the back of the head, Jesse James became a legend in the Wild West. The most important concept in this book is how Jesse became the legend that he is. This book would be most favorable to lovers of Civil War history like the author himself. The author, who studied the 19th century mainly around the Civil War, was interested in the famous man Jesse James and his story. This book tells the story of who Jesse James was and what impact he had on history as a criminal. The author gives an understanding of how Jesse was ...