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'Dime Novel Desperadoes' Captures All the Romance, Grit of the Old Westnew

Like the James brothers, the Maxwells were transformed in popular culture from reviled cold-blooded killers to daring desperadoes in the popular dime novels of the era. Then, unlike the James gang, they were mostly forgotten -- until now.
Illinois Times  |  Roland Klose  |  07-31-2008  |  Nonfiction

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