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Article: Jesse James and the "Great Winnipeg Manitoba Raid" of 1876?
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- Manitoba History
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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If you were anywhere near Winnipeg last October you cannot have failed to notice that part of a major Hollywood movie entitled The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford was being filmed in the Exchange District. Jesse James, as played by Brad Pitt, made a brief appearance in the Winnipeg scenes, but it is possible that had the fates allowed, the real Jesse would have been in Manitoba for a much longer stay. There are at least two contemporary sources which mention that Manitoba may have been considered when the gang (including his brother Frank, and Cole, Jim and Bob Younger), was planning what became the "Northfield Minnesota Raid" of 7 September 1876. ...