Texas Depression-Era Desperadoes

The lives of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow started inTexas, but their stories have become legend across the country. They, alongwith a band of other nea er-do-wells from other Texas towns, grew to nationalinfamy during the Great Depression. West Dallasa s Ralph Fults smuggled hacksawblades into jail to break out Raymond Hamilton. In Galveston, the DowntownGang, Beach Gang, Maceo brothers and others hustled and smuggled liquor fortheir speakeasy casinos. In 1940, bank robber and Texas Public Enemy Number OneRed Goleman led authorities on a wild chase through Texasa s Big Thicket. Butbehind the headlines lived real people and a Texas legacy. Author Bartee Haileweaves the stories of the well-known Barrow Gang, along with other notoriouscriminals of the day, together with their Texas roots.