American Outlaws: The Lives and Legacies of Bonnie & Clyde

American Outlaws: The Lives and Legacies of Bonnie & Clyde

*Includes descriptions of Bonnie and Clyde and some of their most famous escapades by Barrow Gang member W.D. Jones
*Includes Bonnie's poems "The Trail's End" and "Suicide Sal"
*Includes pictures of Bonnie and Clyde, and important people, places, and events in their lives.
*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.

â€œYouâ€™ve read the story of Jesse James
Of how he lived and died
If youâ€™re still in need of something to read
Hereâ€™s the story of Bonnie and Clyde.â€ â€“ Bonnie Parker, â€œThe Trailâ€™s Endâ€
America has always preferred heroes who werenâ€™t clean cut, an informal ode to the rugged individualism and pioneering spirit that defined the nation in previous centuries. While the Founding Fathers of the 18th century were revered, the early 19th century saw the glorification of frontier folk heroes like Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone. After the Civil War, the outlaws of the West were more popular than the marshals, with Jesse James and Billy the Kid finding their way into dime novels. And at the height of the Great Depression in the 1930s, there were the â€œpublic enemiesâ€, common criminals and cold blooded murderers elevated to the level of folk heroes by a public frustrated with their own inability to make a living honestly.
There was no shortage of well known public enemies like John Dillinger and Baby Face Nelson, but none fascinated the American public as much as Bonnie and Clyde. While the duo and their Barrow Gang were no more murderous than other outlaws of the era, the duoâ€™s romantic relationship and the discovery of photographs at one of their hideouts added a more human dimension to Bonnie and Clyde, even as they were gunning down civilians and cops alike.
When Bonnie and Clyde were finally cornered and killed in a controversial encounter with police, a fate they shared with many other outlaws of the period, their reputations were cemented. In some way though, the sensationalized version of their life on the run is less interesting than reality, which included actual human drama within the gang.
American Outlaws: The Lives and Legacies of Bonnie and Clyde looks at the lives and crimes of the famous outlaws, but it also humanizes them and examines their relationship. Along with pictures of Bonnie Parker, Clyde Barrow and important people, places, and events in their lives, you will learn about two of Americaâ€™s most notorious outlaws like you never have before, in no time at all.
Country USA
Brand CREATESPACE
Manufacturer CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781493590193
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	CREATESPACE
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781493590193
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

American Outlaws: The Lives and Legacies of Bonnie & Clyde

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