COLLINS, Kathleen . Jesse James: Western Bank Robber . map. ISBN 0-8239-4112-4 . LC 2003001996. MORIARTY, J. T. Davy Crockett: Frontier Hero . maps. ISBN 0-8239-4108-6 . LC 2003003808. ea vol: 32p. (Primary Sources of Famous People in American History Series). photos. reprods. chron. glossary. index. notes. Web sites. CIP. Rosen . 2004. PLB $21.25. Gr 2-3 These cursory biographies, consisting of bare-bones facts strung together in short, choppy sentences, fail to capture the excitement of the lives of these famous individuals. In Crockett , the battle of the Alamo is related in five terse sentences: "The Alamo was an old Spanish Mission. Davy and the army got trapped there. The Mexican army attacked. They killed Davy and everyone else. No one was left alive." The accounts of the showdown at O.K. Corral in Earp and the exploits of the James gang in James are hardly more interesting. The illustrations, which include an impressive array of period photos, paintings, and documents, are better than the dry texts, but some are difficult to read. Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UT