The Strange History of Bonnie and Clyde Format: Paperback

Here is the true story of Bonnie Parker (1910-1934) and Clyde Barrow (1909-1934), a young sociopathic Southern couple gunned down by authorities after a two-year crime spree that left twelve people dead. This history cuts through hype and mythology and examines the outlaws' liberal and dysfunctional sex life, their astonishing ability to elude a 1000-man posse, the contradictory accounts of the mythic ambush that resulted in their deaths and the extraordinary growth of Bonnie and Clyde legend.

[Treherne] is a relentless tracker down of fascinating detail....[A] compelling read. (Economist)

The author tells the whole unedifying story from wretched childhood to wretched death, to bloody fame and posthumous glory with clarity, level headedness, and with economy. (Times Literary Supplement)

Gripping....The author convincingly details the transformation of two 'vicious thieves' into folk heroes as generations have found, especially in film, the version of events they want....Trehrene's concern, unlike his machine-guning protagonists, is with accuracy. (New Statesman)