内容简介
JesseJameswasafabledoutlaw,acharismatic,spiritual,larger-than-lifebadmanwhosebloodyexploitscapturedtheimaginationandadmirationofanationhungryforantiheroes.RobertFordwasayoungupstarttornbetweendedicatedworshipandmurderousjealousy,the"dirtylittlecoward"whocovetedJesse'slegend.Thepowerful,strange,andunforgettablestoryoftheirinterweavingpaths—andtwindestiniesthatwouldcollideinarainofbloodandbetrayal—isastoryofAmericainallherrough,conflictedgloryandthemythsthatmadeher.
作者简介
RonHansenisthebestsellingauthorofthenovelAtticus(afinalistfortheNationalBookAward),Hitler'sNiece,MarietteinEcstasy,Desperadoes,andIsn'tItRomantic?,aswellasacollectionofshortstories,acollectionofessays,andabookforchildren.TheAssassinationofJesseJamesbytheCowardRobertFordwasafinalistforthePEN/FaulknerAward.RonHansenlivesinnorthernCalifornia,whereheteachesatSantaClaraUniversity.