Ride the Razor's Edge

by Breihan, Carl W.

• ISBN13: 9780882898797
• ISBN10: 0882898795
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-04-01
• Publisher: Pelican Pub Co Inc

Summary

In the lore of the Wild West, the Youngerbrothers have been glorified as heroes and outlaws. Like Jesse and Frank James,with whom the Youngers once rode, these men are remembered for bank robberies,the Great Northfield, Minnesota Raid, and their hooliganism. Ride theRazor's Edge dramatically describes their adventures, while alsoplacing their actions in the wider perspective of the times in which theylived.The story tracks the deeds and misdeeds of Cole Younger and his brothersJames, John, and Bob, and tells the story of a troubled state during the late1800s. From their Civil War battles against the Union with William Quantrilland his band of guerrillas, to the raid in Lawrence, Kansas, to their firstbank robbery in Liberty, Missouri, the Youngers were both heroes and foes oftheir state.Using family records, personal letters, and interviews with a nephew of theYoungers, author Carl W. Breihan lends credence to the captivating legends ofthese notorious brothers, making this story an enthralling and entertainingone.This is a tale of struggles--with the Union armies, Kansas Jayhawks, andpersonal ideals. Breihan's account continues through Cole's and James's yearsin a Minnesota prison to Cole Younger's fight to adapt to life after hispardon.Carl W. Breihan, a lifelong resident of St. Louis, Missouri, is a notedauthority on Wild West outlaws. He is also the author of The Day Jesse JamesWas Killed , Wild Women of the West , and five other books of thefrontier days of the nineteenth century. Ride the Razor's Edge ,with its accurate and in-depth look at the Younger brothers, is sure tocomplement any historical collection on the Wild West.