Echoes of the James Farm by Michelle Pollard & Robert J. Wybrow

Discover the definitive collection of historical insights into Missouri's most famous and infamous family.

For the past twenty years, Michelle Pollard (current Editor of the James Farm Journal) and Robert J. Wybrow (noted historian with over fifty years of research experience) have dedicated their work to preserving the legacy of the old homestead and birthplace of Jesse Woodson James. Born and living in England, both authors are multi-time winners of the James Farm’s Writer's Contest and proud recipients of the James-Younger Gang's prestigious "Perry Award."

Published by the English Westerners' Society, Echoes of the James Farm brings their exceptional, collaborative research and individual articles together into a single, comprehensive volume for the very first time. Assisted on numerous occasions by superb researcher Linda Gay Mathis, this 244-page book offers a deep, meticulous look back at the historical journey of the James family and the American West.

Perfect for historians, researchers, and anyone captivated by Missouri's rich local history.

About the Author

Michelle Pollard and Robert J. Wybrow have been dedicated to preserving the history of Missouri's James family and have been contributing articles to the James Farm Journal for the past twenty years. Born, bred, and still living in England, Robert J. Wybrow has been writing about Jesse James for over fifty years, and Michelle Pollard is the current Editor of the James Farm Journal. Both authors have won the James Farm's Writer's Contest in the Nonfiction section on numerous occasions and have been named recipients of the James-Younger Gang's "Perry Award". This volume marks the first time their collaborative and individual historical articles have been collected together into a single volume.

The Friends of the James Farm have, since 1982, been dedicated to preserving the history of the old homestead and birthplace of Jesse Woodson James, Missouri’s most famous and infamous son. The 'James Farm Journal', first appearing in September 1982 as a single, double sided sheet, is still going strong and now boasts sixteen pages of articles, news and events to which Robert J. Wybrow and Michelle Pollard have been contributing for the past twenty years. Although both born, bred and still living in England, Bob has been writing about Jesse James for over fifty years, and Michelle is the current Editor of the James Farm Journal. Both have won the James Farm’s Writer’s Contest in the Nonfiction section on numerous occasions, and have been named recipients of the James-Younger Gang’s “Perry Award”. Both are acknowledged experts on Jesse James, his associates, and his life and times. Bob and Michelle’s commitment to preserving the history of Missouri’s James family has never faltered and, for the first time, they bring their contributions to the 'James Farm Journal' together in one volume. On many occasions, Michelle has been assisted in her work by Linda Gay Mathis, a truly superb researcher, and three collaborative articles are also included here.

Product Specifications

Published by lulu publishing (The English Westerners' Society, London), 2026. Paperback, 244 pages.