Texas Depression-era Desperadoes

by Bartee Haile

The lives of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow started in Texas, but their stories have become legend across the country. They, along with a band of other ne'er-do-wells from other Texas towns, grew to national infamy during the Great Depression. West Dallas's Ralph Fults smuggled hacksaw blades into jail to break out Raymond Hamilton. In Galveston, the Downtown Gang, Beach Gang, Maceo brothers and others hustled and smuggled liquor for their speakeasy casinos. In 1940, bank robber and Texas Public Enemy Number One Red Goleman led authorities on a wild chase through Texas's Big Thicket. But behind the headlines lived real people and a Texas legacy. Author Bartee Haile weaves the stories of the well-known Barrow Gang, along with other notorious criminals of the day, together with their Texas roots..

Genres: Nonfiction, History

128 pages, Paperback

First published January 12, 2014

Reviews

[Marley · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good popular introduction to Texas outlawry during the Depression. I was a bit disappointed that most of itis about Bonnie & Clyde, but it also gives a nice background on them--and lots of pictures of our favorite couple plus their families, friends, associates, and the law enforcement that hunted them down.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short, but very interesting.

[Ietrio · Rating 1 out of 5]

Amazing. A book produced now through channeling or other method of talking with the dead. The text is just a cheap novel based on shallow documentation.

[Aubrey Caudill · Rating 4 out of 5]

short but sweet