Timothy “T.J.” Stiles ’86 has new Jesse James book reviewed

Stories about Timothy “T.J.” Stiles ’86, author of the recently released book “Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War,” have appeared on September 22 in the Star Tribune, October 9 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and October 10 in The New York Times. In the New York Times story, reviewer Janet Maslin says, “[The book] interweaves the story of [Jesse James’] life with a rich, illuminating awareness of the outlaws’ actions and their larger situation. ‘They knew how to strike back,’ Mr. Stiles says, ‘but they did not know how to win.’ ” Stiles majored in history at Carleton.

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Stories about Timothy “T.J.” Stiles ’86, author of the recently released book “Jesse James: Last Rebel of the Civil War,” have appeared on September 22 in the Star Tribune, October 9 in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and October 10 in The New York Times. In the New York Times story, reviewer Janet Maslin says, “[The book] interweaves the story of [Jesse James’] life with a rich, illuminating awareness of the outlaws’ actions and their larger situation. ‘They knew how to strike back,’ Mr. Stiles says, ‘but they did not know how to win.’ ” Stiles majored in history at Carleton.