Wayne Fanebust, Historical Writer of Sioux Falls and the Upper Plains

19/09/2025 29 min
Wayne Fanebust, Historical Writer of Sioux Falls and the Upper Plains

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(Repeat "best of") Public Affairs Director Jon Michaels (since 1977) talks with non-fiction writer Wayne Fanebust about his now eleven books about Sioux Falls and Upper Plains historical characters. From Amazon.com: Chasing Jesse James Frank and Jesse James, the infamous brothers from Missouri, rode with marauding Confederate guerrillas during the Civil War. Having learned to kill and raid without compunction, they easily transitioned from rebels to outlaws after the war, robbing stagecoaches, banks and trains in Missouri and surrounding states. It was a botched bank robbery in Northfield, Minnesota, followed by an improbable escape through the Dakota Territory and Iowa, that elevated the James brothers from notorious criminals to legendary figures of American history and folklore  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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