Minnesota Grit.Minnesota Grit John Koblas North Star Press of St. Cloud PO Box 451, St. Cloud, MN 56302-0451 0878392157 $12.95 1-888-820-1636 Minnesota Grit is the remarkable true story of Northfield, Minnesota Northfield is a city mostly in Rice County, Minnesota, in the United States. The population was 17,147 at the 2000 census. A small part of the city extends into Dakota County. History Northfield was founded by John W. North in 1855. , and how its ordinary citizens mobilized to break a notorious gang of robbers. When the James-Younger Gang The James-Younger Gang was a legendary 19th century gang of American outlaws that included Jesse James. The gang was centered in the state of Missouri. Membership fluctuated from robbery to robbery, as the outlaws' raids were usually separated by many months. tried to rob Northfield's bank, the citizenry cit·i·zen·ry n. pl. cit·i·zen·ries Citizens considered as a group. citizenry Noun citizens collectively Noun 1. turned against them so fast that two members of the outlaws were killed moments later, and ultimately only Jesse and Frank James Alexander Franklin James (January 10, 1843 – February 18, 1915) was an American outlaw and older brother of Jesse James. [1] Childhood He was born in Kearney, Clay County, Missouri to Baptist minister Reverend Robert Sallee James (July 7, 1818 – escaped the posses, their power broken for the rest of history. Painstakingly researched, and illustrated with a handful of black-and-white photographs, Minnesota Grit tells the true tale with rousing intensity and accuracy, including the story of the "Magnificent Seven" who captured the Younger Brothers at Hanska Slough. An exciting portrayal of a legendary episode in American history. |
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