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| Author | Richmal Crompton |
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| Illustrator | Thomas Henry |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's literature |
| Publisher | Newnes |
Publication date | 1931 |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) and audio book |
| Followed by | William the Pirate |
William's Crowded Hours is the thirteenth book in the Just William series by Richmal Crompton. It was first published in 1931.
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"Jesse James" is a 19th-century American folk song about the outlaw of the same name, first recorded by Bentley Ball in 1919 and subsequently by many others, including Bascom Lamar Lunsford, Vernon Dalhart, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, The Kingston Trio, The Pogues, The Ramblin' Riversiders, The Country Gentlemen, Willy DeVille, Van Morrison, Harry McClintock, Grandpa Jones, Bob Seger, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Carl Sandburg, Sons of the Pioneers, Johnny Cash, Liam Clancy, Mungo Jerry and Bruce Springsteen. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one of the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
