Secret History of the Wild, Wild West: Outlaws, Secret Societies, and the Hidden Agenda of the Elites

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Offers evidence from Jesse Jamess secret encoded diaries

Examines Jesse Jamess close ties with other notorious outlaws, such as Johnny Ringo, Jesse Evans, and Billy the Kid

Shows how Jesse James was related, by blood or marriage, to powerful people in law enforcement and politics, including the elite families behind the Copperheads and the Knights of the Golden Circle organizations

Jesse James and many other Old West outlaws were much more than just wild cowboys. As author Daniel Duke--the great-great-grandson of Jesse James--reveals, Jesse James and other infamous outlaws were part of a larger organization, centuries old, that has affected U.S. history from the small, rural streets of early America to the highest levels of the nations government, with continuing influence to this day.

Drawing on his great-great-grandfathers secret diaries, Duke unravels the hidden history of the Wild West to expose the outlaws, politicians, and secret societies who were pulling strings behind the scenes. He examines Jesse Jamess close ties with other notorious outlaws, such as Johnny Ringo, Jesse Evans, and Billy the Kid, and demonstrates not only how Jesse James faked his own death and lived out his life under an alias, but how Billy the Kid did the same. He also details how both Jesse James and Billy the Kid continued their work for the nameless organization after their faked deaths.

Exploring how Jesse James was related, by blood or marriage, to powerful people in law enforcement and politics, Duke details Jesses connections to the Baylor family, who founded Baylor University in Waco, Texas, and other elite families who were instrumental in founding and leading the Copperheads and the Knights of the Golden Circle organizations before, during, and after the Civil War. The author shows how Jesse James was connected to former U.S. presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson and Harry S. Truman as well as President Johnsons man in the shadows, Texas mob figure Billie Sol Estes.

Exposing the secret agenda behind the outlaw gangs of the Wild West, Duke also reveals the stealthy war between the secret organization and its opposition that has been waged in the shadows for centuries.

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If youre interested in the influence of secret societies on the shaping of Americas history and destiny, this book will capture your attention . . . as an important contribution to the hidden history of the United States. * Robert R. Hieronimus, Ph.D., author of Founding Fathers, Secret Societies and coauthor of The Secret *

Author Bio

Daniel J. Duke, the great-great-grandson of Jesse James, grew up surrounded by stories of lost outlaw treasures. For more than two decades he has researched the mysteries involving his family. The author of Jesse James and the Lost Templar Treasure and coauthor of The Mysterious Life and Faked Death of Jesse James, he lives in Texas.