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In Gunfighters of the West: The Jesse James Gang, narrator Brian Dennehy explores the life and times of one of America's most romanticized bad guys, Jesse James. Like many Civil War veterans, James and his brother Frank were disgruntled following the conflict, a circumstance which led to their lives as feared outlaws. The enigmatic bank robber and his thieving associates terrorized stages, trains and towns throughout the lawless frontier. The historical video follows the James Gang through their criminal exploits in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Texas, Kentucky and Minnesota, to their eventual demise at Minnesota's Northfield Bank. The gunfighter's legend lives on through this contemporary look at this notorious Old West figure.