I got to summarize Go Down Together: The True, Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde by Jeff Guinn today, and came across some fun facts about America’s favorite outlaw duo.
First off, this quote:
Then the infamous photo of Bonnier Parker with her cigar and revolver
THEN this poem penned by Bonnie Parker, which this intriguing biography takes its title from:
You’ve read the story of Jesse James
Of how he lived and died;
If you’re still in need
Of something to read,
Here’s the story of Bonnie and Clyde.
….
Some day they’ll go down together;
And they’ll bury them side by side;
To few it’ll be grief
To the law a relief
But it’s death for Bonnie and Clyde.
“The Story of Bonnie and Clyde,” full text here.