From the moment they first cut a swathe of crime across 1930s America, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker have been glamorised in print, on screen and in legend. The reality of their brief and catastrophic lives is very different -- and far more fascinating. Combining exhaustive research with surprising, newly discovered material, author Jeff Guinn tells the real story of two youngsters from a filthy Dallas slum who fell in love and then willingly traded their lives for a brief interlude of excitement and, more important, fame. ...
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From the moment they first cut a swathe of crime across 1930s America, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker have been glamorised in print, on screen and in legend. The reality of their brief and catastrophic lives is very different -- and far more fascinating. Combining exhaustive research with surprising, newly discovered material, author Jeff Guinn tells the real story of two youngsters from a filthy Dallas slum who fell in love and then willingly traded their lives for a brief interlude of excitement and, more important, fame. Thanks in great part to surviving relatives of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, who provided Guinn with access to never-before-published family documents and photographs, this book reveals the truth behind the myth, told with cinematic sweep and unprecedented insight by a master storyteller.
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This book was awesome! Very factual and interesting. I have always been interested in Bonnie and Clyde and this book is the best. I discovered some things I did not know such as Bonnie was as disabled as she was towards the end of her life. Also, I was not aware that Clyde died first and immediately in the shoot-out that took both their lives. I also found that Ranger Hammer unnecessarily shot into Bonnie's body after she was dead. There are a lot other facts I did not know about these two people and the people they ran with and committed crimes with. An amazing book! I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in TRUE stories of famous outlaws.
