(Historynet) ... There is no escaping the fact that Hamer (born March 17, 1884, in Fairview, Texas) played a central role in the ambush shooting of notorious 1930s bank robbers and killers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. “In our collective memory, Frank Hamer still remains the man who killed Bonnie and Clyde,” the author writes in conclusion. “Perhaps this book can help restore him to his proper place in the American story.” Boessenecker does his part by boldly exploring the mostly good and some bad of Hamer’s extraordinary (yes, even epic) career from his time as a fearless lawman on horseback through his manhunting and town-taming years both in and out of the Ranger service.
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