Bonnie and Clyde: The Making of a Legend

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Bonnie and Clyde may be the most notorious-and celebrated-outlaw couple America has ever known. This is the true story of how they got that way. Bonnie and Clyde may be the most notorious--and celebrated--outlaw couple America has ever known. This is the true story of how they got that way. Bonnie and Clyde- we've been on a first name basis with them for almost a hundred years. Immortalized in movies, songs, and pop culture references, they are remembered mostly for their storied romance and tragic deaths. But what was life really like for Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in the early 1930s? How did two dirt-poor teens from west Texas morph from vicious outlaws to legendary couple? And why? Award-winning author Karen Blumenthal devoted months to tracing the footsteps of Bonnie and Clyde, unearthing new information and debunking many persistent myths. The result is an impeccably researched, breathtaking nonfiction tale of love, car chases, kidnappings, and murder set against the backdrop of the Great Depression.

Karen Blumenthal is a critically acclaimed children's nonfiction writer and former journalist for the Wall Street Journal. She is the author of seven nonfiction books for young readers including Steve Jobs- The Man Who Thought Different, Hillary Rodham Clinton- A Woman Living History, and Bootleg- Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition. She lives in Dallas, Texas.

"Blumenthal has written more than a crime narrative or a biography of the famous outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker. The book presents a social and cultural snapshot of the duo's times" --School Library Journal "Through her use of narrative nonfiction, Blumenthal builds a gripping story for readers of all ages. . .Blumenthal weaves her detailed account of history into a suspenseful tale that reads very much like a novel." --Voya