we re just taking a moment to watch the proceed next whole supreme court chambers inside the state capitol, as the authors make their way out of the room. [inaudible conversations] you re look outside at the statement capital the mississippi book philadelphia it underway today. this live coverage on c-span2 s booktv. while we wait for the final author panel of the day from the mississippi book festival, we ll share you a portion of one of our true crime archival programs from 2009, jeff guinn details the lives and crimes of bonnie and clyde. in the case of bonnie and clyde and the legend that s green and been refurbished and reshaped, i there s two whys to be answered. the first is, why did two kids, from a terrible slum, who were among the most incompetent thieves that ever pulled a gun and said, stick yes, ma am up who were the an antithesis of glamow why did they choose to embark on a life of crime that would bring them fleeting fame but had to inevitably end with
rumors. let s start by laying the worst, most vile and untrue rumor to rest. i am not the twin brother of warren beatty. i give him a lot of credit. he made a heck of a movie. it is brilliant and i like watching it. i m sure you do too. the fact remains that it simply extended the mythology of a story that at its root, tells us an awful lot, not just about who to poor kids were, but the way our culture quite often rewrites history to fit what we want to believe or at a certain time, we need to believe. it is true that i did not intend to write this book. books are like children, they grow up to be whatever you want to be. you don t have much control over it. my original plan was to write a book about driving around america and going to places, iconic places come up places where people who have become a huge part of our culture are reputed to do things they had not done. i thought i would start by going to west allis. bonnie and clyde grew up there. it is a short drive from wh
a book about bonnie and clyde is to enter into great controversy. there are some new theories and rumors. so many theories and rumors. laying the worst, most vile and untrue rumor to rest. i am not the twin brother of war and beatty. warren beatty. i give him a lot of credit. he made a heck of a movie. it is brilliant and i like watching it. i m sure you do too. fact remains that it is it simply extended the mythology of a story that at its root, tells us an awful lot, not just kids who told to poor were, but the way our culture rewritesquite often history to fit what we want to believe or at a certain time, we need to believe. it is true that i did not intend to write this book. books are like children, they grow up to be whatever you want to be. you don t have much control over it. my original plan was to write a about driving around america and going to places, iconic places come up places where people who have become a huge part of our culture have you for reput
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