Clyde was born in Ellis County, Texas, on March 24, 1909, where he was the fifth child of seven or eight children; no one can be sure of the correct number of children (“Bonnie and Clyde”. New par 7). On the other hand, Bonnie Parker was born on October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas; Bonnie was the second of three children (“Bonnie and Clyde”. New par 3). Bonnie and Clyde were lovers who met in Texas in 1930 and began a life of crime together (“Bonnie and Clyde.” Famous Cases par 4). To properly understand the story of Bonnie and Clyde, background information must be present. Clyde Barrow was born into a poor family, with many mouths to feed; Clyde's parents were having trouble paying their bills (“Bonnie and Clyde.” New para. 7). At a young age Clyde was very fascinated by Western outlaws such as Jessie James and Cole Younger. Finally, at the age of sixteen, Clyde decided to drop out of school (“Bonnie and Clyde”. New par. 7). Clyde began his first criminal offense when he failed to return a rental car, in 1926; his second arrest was with his older brother, Buck Barrow, for stealing turkeys ("Bonnie and Clyde". New par. 7). Despite being arrested twice before his twenties, Clyde tried to maintain a stable job; however, when the job failed, Clyde always reverted to being a criminal (“Bonnie and Clyde.” New par. 7). On the other hand, Bonnie Parker was much more civilized as a child, until she met Clyde. Bonnie's family was born into poverty like Clyde's family; however, the Parker family was higher up the social ladder than the Barrow family (“Bonnie and Clyde”. New par. 7). Bonnie has been an honor student her entire high school career; Bonnie excelled at creative writing in school (“Bonnie and Clyde.” New par. 4). In... middle of the paper... five back streets looking for a place to house the gang (“Bonnie and Clyde”. New par 10). Clyde was a fan of Ford cars and only stole Ford cars; Clyde once wrote a letter to Henry Ford telling Ford that he liked the zippy V-8 that Ford designed (Dingus par. 5). After the gang robbed a bank or gas station, the gang still had difficulty finding a quiet place to spend the night; sleeping in peace was almost impossible for the gang (“Bonnie and Clyde”. New par. 11). During their years of existence the gang kidnapped many civilians and let them go to different areas, to escape capture ("Bonnie and Clde." New par. 9). To successfully and effectively carry out their heists, Bonnie and Clyde would assign a person to police the law; however, many times arguments broke out within Barrow's gang ("Bonnie and Clyde". New par. 10).