American Outlaws Research Paper

James Brown was born on May 3rd, 1933 and grew up in the South in poverty. In the documentary Mr. Dynamite dicsuessed the great singer, songwriter, and dancer known as James Brown. James Brown died in December 25, 2006 in Atlanta Georgia and had accomplished much with his high energy lifestyle serving as a role model, Civil Rights activist, and musician. James Brown's life started out as him being a young boy who grew up in poverty in the South which a big connection to many of the musicians discussed in Jazz Century. As many African American musicians started poor and grew up to become famous, James Brown was one of them.

As Al Capone was such a controversy his significance, the interpretations of how he made an impact on American lives, culture and politics and how he was remembered at the time and remembered today varies greatly between different people.

His family moved west to Missouri where all but James died. When James turned 13 years old he became a black-smith apprentice and could handle a lot of weapons. Later on he started his frontier life by joining a trapping group in St. Louis. He then started a career of being a guide, while in his career he had lead a group of soldiers to there fighting positions. Later on he would also guide several parties over a river trail. Around 1868 he would retire to his farm and would then die in 1881. Throughout his life he did a lot of things, and owned a lot of titles such as: trapper, trader, guide, merchant, ECT. He also was the first white man to see the Great

Jesse Woodson James was a very well known outlaw in the old west is famous for being a gang leader and bank and train robber. He and his brother Frank served in the confederate army before they started embarking in their criminal careers as train and bank robbers.

Little britches is a old American west outlaw who was born in 1879 and the date for when she died is unknown. Little Britches real name was Jennie stevenson her parents name were Danny and Lucy Stevenson they were farmers. Her one sister that we know about is name was Victoria Stevenson. She was involved with horse theft, and she sold whiskey with Cattle Annie, she also killed people and escaped jail.

James Longstreet was born in South Carolina, January 8, 1821 where he spent most of his childhood at home with his uncle (Campi). He grew up in Georgia where he may have been influenced on his position on states’ rights. James attended West Point, where he would be the fifty-fourth out of sixty-two cadets in the class of 1842 (James). At the academy he met a young man by the name of Ulysses S. Grant.

This story takes you deep into the heart of Kearney, Missouri where we find the most well known bank and train robber, Jesse James. If I had one word to round up Jessie James it would be, a rebel. There was never a man I ever knew that was as outgoing and as much of a rebel and Jesse James. There was never one thing Jesse James would back down from. Jesse James was always best known as being part of the James Younger gang of outlaws. He walked around like he was ten feet tall and nothing would stop him from reaching something he set out to do in the first place. As a lot of people know Jesse James was born in Kearney Missouri on september 5 1847. Jesse lived with his brother Frank, father Robert james and Zerelda Cole James. Both the James brothers were educated and hailed from a prestigious family of farmers, where they were punished and raised right. It didn't take long for Jesse's family

Jackson had a log cabin birth and later in his life became a soldier, a war general, and a lawyer and politician in Tennessee .Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in the carolinas. Jackson was orphaned at the age of 14 and inherited money from his granfathers passing which he used to study law. When the British invaded the Carolinas Jacksons brothers and mother were killed, this made him angry towards britain. Also when he was captured by the british he was beaten. Jackson also supported using slaves and he even bought

The last outlaw on the list is one that has a more unique story. Haskay-bay-nay-ntayl, or more commonly known as the Apache Kid, was a man of apache descent and was born to the white mountain apache tribe in the 1860’s. His unique name meaning, the tall man destined to come to a mysterious end, was an indian who wanted to become an American.

First of all, James Bowie is known for his early life. James Bowie was born in Logan County, Tennessee in April seventeen ninety-six. His family consisted of his parents, Elve Ap-Catesby and John Bowie, and his six siblings. When James was in his thirties he fell in love with his nurse Ursula Veramendi. They only dated for a few months before James proudly proposed.

James Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi on June 25,1933, James Howard Meredith lived on a farm with his nine siblings. They were largely separated from racism at the time. His experience with the institutionalized occurred, while riding a train from Chicago with his brother. Meredith vowed from that point he would dedicate his life, ensuring that there was equal treatment for African-Americans. James joined the Air Force before enrolling into Jackson State University.

“I had hope, however; I had been wounded seven times during the war, and once before in this same lung; and I did not believe I was going to die.” A fearless man with the courage to elude fellow companions, to commit thievery, and escape death so many times. Jesse James was a fearless man that had been affected by the Civil War. His contributions to a certain group made them the most feared groups over a couple years. This paper will cover his early life, contributions to the civil war, crime, personal life with his death, and how Robin Hood and James are alike/different.

The Thematic Paradigm, written by Robert Ray, shows that throughout America’s history, people are often attracted to heroes whose traits reflect those of the society at the time. Ray writes about how many American heroes are valued for their strong leadership and sense of community, but there are other heroes who are celebrated for their individuality and their ability to form their own moral laws. In The Thematic Paradigm, Robert Ray shows that the American people are drawn to those who embody traits of both good and bad values. By comparing common values and laws, showing a strong sense of individualism, and contradicting opposite views on America’s historical heroes, Ray is able to give a strong argument as to why Americans are drawn to certain characters in cinema and history.

Criminal activity during the 1920s played a major role throughout the entirety of the decade, as it related to the newfound culture the Roaring Twenties entailed. As the nation strove to achieve the American Dream, parties, money and social representation became a main contribute to an individual’s persona. As these factors were sought to be obtained, many criminal engagements were enacted. These crimes included but were not limited to, bootlegging, organized crime, scandals and murder, which were set by the infamous Al Capone and the Mafia, with contribution to the corruption of the FBI, the KKK and their racial and religious prejudice, Leopold and Loeb, and Warren G. Harding, in relation to the Teapot Dome Scandal. All of these acts are relative to modern society as they paved way for greater emphasis on civil and political issues in the following decades, as society began to regard national security and pushed toward a movement to enact stricter laws and regulations towards individual matters.

In the mid-1800s, America was truly divided over the crucial matter of slavery-Northerners desired the abolishment of slavery, while southerners demanded the continuation of slavery. John Brown was a Northerner who resorted to the usage of violence to fight against slavery. Some people may believe that John Brown was an extreme radical. But on the other hand, he may be seen as an American hero, fighting for the abolitionism movement.. An American hero is a person who goes out of his or her way to make progress in America, rather it be socially, economically, politically, or in a way where it makes the country a morally better or more prosperous country. And John Brown was one of the many heroes of America.