NEA Today, April 1st, 2001
Bev McCulloch brings the era of outlaws alive for students who come to visit her farm 40 miles north of Kansas City. That's Jesse James territory. James was born in nearby Kearney, Missouri, and his father was a friend of the local preacher. McCulloch's site sits near a trail that James rode in the 1870s. In the 1930s, McCulloch's newly married mother-in-law answered a knock at the door and found an old man. He asked if he could come in and see the house. As a small boy, he said, he'd held the reins of James's horse while his mother fixed the famous bank robber a meal. Today, the farm focus...
HighBeam Research, Free Preview: 'On the trail of Jesse James'... Full Membership required for unlimited access. Free 7-day trial.
Subscribers: HighBeam content is only available to HighBeam subscribers. Click the link above for more information.
