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Bonnie and Clyde: The Lives Behind the Legend
Contributor(s): Schneider, Paul (Author)
ISBN: 0805092358     ISBN-13: 9780805092356
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
OUR PRICE:   $23.40  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: March 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws
- True Crime
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2008050296
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.1 lbs) 400 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
 
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Publisher Description:

The flesh-and-blood story of the outlaw lovers who shot their way across Depression-era America, based on archival research, declassified FBI documents, and interviews

The daring movie revolutionized Hollywood--now the true story of Bonnie and Clyde is told in the lovers' own voices, with verisimilitude and drama to match Truman Capote's In Cold Blood.

Strictly nonfiction--no dialogue or other material has been made up--and set in the dirt-poor Texas landscape that spawned the star-crossed outlaws, Paul Schneider's brilliantly researched and dramatically crafted tale begins with a daring jailbreak and ends with an ambush and shoot-out that consigns their bullet-riddled bodies to the crumpled front seat of a hopped-up getaway car.

Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow's relationship was, at the core, a toxic combination of infatuation blended with an instinct for going too far too fast. Without glamorizing the killers, or vilifying the cops, the book, alive with action and high-level entertainment, provides a complete picture of America's most famous outlaw couple and the culture that created them.


Contributor Bio(s): Schneider, Paul: - Paul Schneider is the acclaimed author of Bonnie and Clyde, Brutal Journey, The Enduring Shore, and The Adirondacks, a New York Times Book Review Notable Book. He and his family live in West Tisbury, Massachusetts.