Fugitives : Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker 1934 [ Ranger Press , Early True Crime ]

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Stated First Edition First Printing of Fugitives , the first true crime book released after the death of Bonnie and Clyde

 

Fortune, Jan I. Fugitives The Story of Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker as Told By Bonnie’s Mother ( Mrs. Emma Parker ) and Clyde’s Sister ( Nell Barrow Cowan ), Compiled, Arranged, and Edited by Jan I Fortune. The Ranger Press Inc. : Dallas , Texas. 1934. First Edition. First Printing, September 1934.

 

“There is nothing in these pages which would attract any normal person to the life of an outlaw.”

 

One of the first books to cover the crime spree and subsequent deaths of infamous outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker , Fugitives has been controversial since its release over the exact role played by the Barrow and Parker family’s in its writing. Although credited in many modern sources as having been authored by Bonnie’s mother, Emma Krause Parker, it would be more accurate to place the authorship on Texas Journalist Jan Fortune who interviewed and transcribed the opinions of her subjects. Although Fortune claimed to have observed all tenants of ethical reporting at the time, Nell Cowan, Clyde’s sister and one of the books purported “co-authors” would later argue it was as good as invented. However, it also contains photographs and poetry, allegedly written by Bonnie Parker during their crime spree, given to Fortune by Mrs. Parker. A scarce early piece of American ( and Texas ) 20th century true crime history.

8vo,vi + 255pp,  orange cloth boards with minor wear to edges and corners. Black pastedowns and endpapers. Pages clean. Original printed paper dust jacket, price clipped, with minor losses to spine and face edges. Wear from former sticker back flap interior. Very good in a good condition.

 

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