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One of the most sought-after criminals of the Depression era, Ralph Fults began his career of crime at the improbable age of fourteen. At nineteen he met Clyde Barrow in a Texas prison, and the two men together founded what would later be known as the Barrow gang. Running with Bonnie and Clyde is the story of Fults's experiences in the Texas criminal underworld between the years 1925 and 1935 and the gripping account of his involvement with the Barrow gang, particularly its notorious duo, Bonnie and Clyde.

Fults's "ten fast years" were both dramatic and violent. As an adolescent he escaped numerous juvenile institutions and jails, was shot by an Oklahoma...

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One of the most sought-after criminals of the Depression era, Ralph Fults began his career of crime at the improbable age of fourteen. At nineteen he met Clyde Barrow in a Texas prison, and the two men together founded what would later be known as the Barrow gang. Running with Bonnie and Clyde is the story of Fults's experiences in the Texas criminal underworld between the years 1925 and 1935 and the gripping account of his involvement with the Barrow gang, particularly its notorious duo, Bonnie and Clyde.

Fults's "ten fast years" were both dramatic and violent. As an adolescent he escaped numerous juvenile institutions and jails, was shot by an Oklahoma police officer, and was brutalized by prison guards. With Clyde, following their fateful meeting in 1930, he robbed a bank to finance a prison raid. After the ambush of Bonnie and Clyde, in 1934, he joined forces with Raymond Hamilton; together the two robbed more banks and eluded countless posses before Hamilton's capture and 1935 execution. One of the few survivors among numerous associates who ended up shot, stabbed, beaten to death, or executed, Fults was later able to reform himself, believing that the only reason he was spared was to reveal the darkest aspects of his past-and in so doing expose the circumstances that propel youth into crime.

Author John Neal Phillips tells Fults's story in vivid and at times raw detail, recounting bank robberies, killings, and prison escapes, friendships, love affairs, and marriages. Dialogues based on actual conversations amongst the participants enhance the narrative's authenticity. Whereas in books and mms, Fults, Parker, Barrow, and Hamilton have been romanticized or depicted as one-dimensional, depraved characters, Running with Bonnie and Clyde shows them as real people, products of social, political, and economic forces that directed them into a life of crime and bound them to it for eternity.

Although basing his account primarily on Fults's testimony, Phillips substantiates that viewpoint with references to scores of eyewitness interviews, police files and court documents, and contemporary news accounts. An important contribution to criminal and social history, Running with Bonnie and Clyde will be fascinating reading for scholars and general readers alike.

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  • ISBN-13: 9780806134291
  • Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
  • Publication date: 2/28/2002
  • Pages: 416
  • Sales rank: 249,683
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 1.00 (d)

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John Neal Phillips is the author of Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Ten Fast Years of Ralph Fults.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xv
Chapter 1. May 23, 1934 3
Chapter 2. September 18, 1930 6
Chapter 3. "Slim Jim" 9
Chapter 4. Gatesville 13
Chapter 5. Escape from the Hole 21
Chapter 6. Clyde and the "Bloody' Ham" 33
Chapter 7. The Lake Dallas Gang 59
Chapter 8. Who Pulled the Trigger in Hillsboro? 93
Chapter 9. Money from Joplin 114
Chapter 10. "They Think We're Just School Kids" 134
Chapter 11. The Raid 159
Chapter 12. Death in the Morning 179
Chapter 13. The Road to Gibsland 200
Chapter 14. Escape from the Death House 220
Chapter 15. Ambush in McKinney 236
Chapter 16. Mississippi 258
Chapter 17. The Last Ride 275
Chapter 18. "Boss Killer" and the Shadow of the Gallows 297
Epilogue 305
Notes 323
Bibliography 371
Index 379

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  • Posted March 11, 2010

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    The team of Fults and Phillips put together a vivid and factual account of the short and chaotic lives of Clyde and Bonnie. As an avid reader of 1930's true crime I've read only a minimal accounting of Mr. Fult's prescence although the entire state of Texas was hunting him before hooking up with B & C at the age of nineteen, so, it was an exciting introspection from a true eyewitness; a participant and not merely a spectator. In addition,the research compiled from police reports,newspapers,etc is very extensive and,while loaded with information assumed to be accurate,I found discrepencies between these accounts and others and, quite frankly, don't know which source to believe; ie: the Wellinton car crash and Bonnie's subsequent disabling leg burns. This account attributes the burns to fire while other accounts state battery acid as the cause. Inqiring minds want to know! While loaded with insight and information, I found this book to not have a flow....the chronology bounced around and if I had not read and known many of the times, people and places I'd have been mighty confused....as a matter of fact, I believe I should probably read it again to make sure I got it right. All in all this is a pretty good read.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted May 11, 2002

    Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Ten Fast Years of Ralph Fults

    As a fellow historian, collector, and author of the forthcoming book, 'Dillinger, The Hidden Truth,' I have to give Ralph Fults book a five-star rating. After years of research on Bonnie and Clyde, I would have to say that this one of the most accurate books written on the life of the deadly pair. Fults brings to life the truth about those early criminal years, and fills in the missing pieces of the puzzle. Fults didn't just tell the story, he was there and lived it. Don't miss this book!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted April 16, 2001

    Truth Behind the Legend Revealed at Last!

    Since my childhood in the sixties, the tragic tale of Bonnie and Clyde has never ceased to fascinate and amaze me. Now, at long last, we have the definitive tell-all. John Neal Phillips epic account probes deep into their world; the squalid streets of West Dallas in the late 1920's and early 1930's. He goes way beyond merely presenting an accurate chronological history; he makes you feel their presence, and their spirits come to life through his words. In spite of all their considerable wrong-doings, Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker both were complex and uniquely talented individuals who turned down the wrong path and before they knew it, couldn't turn back. Far from being evil, psychotic monsters, they, themselves, were also victims in many ways. Sure, Clyde had his share of demons, but he was not devoid of all conscience, either. As for Bonnie, her downfall stemmed entirely from the fact that she could not, indeed, would not, bear life without him. Clyde's love for her was so great that he pleaded with her to go home, turn herself in, testify against him -- whatever it would take so that her life might be spared. Bonnie refused to consider this option. Such was their devotion to one another, and this is what set them apart from all the rest. Resulting from years of meticulous research, Mr. Phillips has gained astonishing insight -and through his considerable efforts, many aspects of their lives are now much clearer to me. Dilligently sifting fact from folklore, this is the most comprehensive study of their lives (and the aftermath) to have ever been written. It is impossible for even the most cynical reader not to feel empathy for the outlaw pair, and to not be deeply touched by the incredible life journey of Ralph Fults, as well. Talk about survivors! This man truly went to hell and back and lived to tell the story; very inspiring. The mystique of the legend will live on through the generations, but for anyone who has ever sought the real truth about Bonnie and Clyde, search no more -- Here it is!!! This book is not only a goldmine of factual information, but also a bonafide literary masterpiece, in my opinion. As someone who has read almost every Bonnie and Clyde book available, I couldn't give this one a higher recommendation. It truly lives up to it's reputation as being 'the bible of all Bonnie and Clyde books'!

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