"On April 3, 1882, a bullet fired by Bob Ford from a Smith & Wesson .44 revolver ended the life of Jesse James, notorious badman. Since, then the James story has grown into a full-blown American legend. Here is the dramatic, day-by-day account of the gunman's lawless adventures - which to some held the bravura of a Robin Hood and to others were wanton banditry - right up to the blood-curdling moment when Jesse is shot down dead in his own parlor."