This episode of the 1836 podcast, shares the tale of Jesse James in Arkansas. From his very first stagecoach robbery on the Malvern-Hot Springs road in 1874 to vanishing into the Ozark Mountains with the help of Confederate kin and allies like Belle Starr and Cole Younger, Jesse James treated Arkansas like a second home. Hear about his documented heists in Malvern and Bentonville, the family ties through the Cole-Younger network, the caves and hideouts still whispered about today, and the buried-gold legends that refuse to die. Guerrilla fighter, bank robber, folk hero — discover why the Natural State became Jesse James’ favorite sanctuary.

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