The Newton Boys: Portrait of an Outlaw Gang de Willis Newton; Joe Newton; Claude Stanush; David Middleton - 1994-01-01

State House Press, Austin, TX, 1994-01-01. paperback. Very Good. 5x0x8. Priority Mail is available on this item. No international shipping.

Austin, TX : State House Press, 1994 State House Press, Austin, TX. 1994. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Stated First Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; light edge bumping: slight tip wear. No DJ. Pictorial card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is not creased or split; text is secure in binding. 332 pp 8vo. Willis and Joe Newton were 1920s bank robbers and their book offers an unusual portrait of Texas and the Southwest, especially because of the brothers' belief in the essential corruption of business and government institutions. The book, dominated by older brother Willis, is unwieldly, but should interest Texas history buffs. ``We wasn't thugs like Bonnie and Clyde . . . we was just quiet businessmen,'' declares Willis of the four-brother gang; he goes on to explain how his initial false imprisonment on a theft charge led him to disregard the law. Joe, on the other hand, ``was kind of following the leader.'' In 1924, after… Leer más

Paperback. Very Good.

Austin, TX: State House Press. Fine. 1994. First Edition. Trade Paperback. No spine crease.. 332 pages. Portrays the misdeeds of the notorious early twentieth-century bank and train robbers. The Newtons' story was made into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, and Julianna Margulies. "Bonnie and Clyde was just silly kids bound to get themselves killed. We wasn't at all like them. We wasn't thugs. All we wanted was the money, just like doctors, lawyers and other businessmen. Robbing banks and trains was our way of getting it. That was our business." Willis Newton (from the book) .

State House Press, Austin, TX, 1994-01-01. 1994 stated 1st print. Paperback. Used:Good.

Austin Texas: State House Press, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 332 pages, frontis, photos. "Portrays the misdeeds of the notorious early twentieth-century bank and train robbers. The Newtons' story was made into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, and Julianna Margulies.".

State House Pr, 1994. Soft Cover. Good. Gift inscription, signed by Claude Stanush and David Middleton, on front page****Book shows moderate wear/ spine tight, pages clean/ covers creased; moderate edge wear/ corners creased and slightly frayed/ several page tips creased/ slight staining on page edges

Austin Texas: State House Press, 1994. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 332 pages, frontis, photos, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. "Portrays the misdeeds of the notorious early twentieth-century bank and train robbers. The Newtons' story was made into a movie starring Matthew McConaughey, Ethan Hawke, and Julianna Margulies.".

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State House Press, Austin, TX, 1994. Paperback. New. 332 pages. 8.50x5.50x1.25 inches.