Frank James
Alexander Franklin "Frank" James (January 10, 1843 – February 18, 1915) was an American soldier, guerrilla and outlaw. He was the older brother of outlaw Jesse James.
Read more about Frank James: Childhood, Civil War, Outlaw Years and Retirement, Portrayals
Famous quotes containing the words frank and/or james:
“Lizzie Borden took an axe
And gave her mother forty whacks;
When she saw what she had done,
She gave her father forty-one.”
—Anonymous. Late 19th century ballad.
The quatrain refers to the famous case of Lizzie Borden, tried for the murder of her father and stepmother on Aug. 4, 1892, in Fall River, Massachusetts. Though she was found innocent, there were many who contested the verdict, occasioning a prodigious output of articles and books, including, most recently, Frank Spiering’s Lizzie (1985)
“To read between the lines was easier than to follow the text.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)