Escape from Alcatraz
Author: Bruce, J. Campbell
ISBN: 9781580086783
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Apr 2005
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;The true-crime classic and basis for the renowned 1979 Clint Eastwood film: a P#8220;dramatic and thrillingP#8221; (Plt;iPgt;Los Angeles TimesPlt;/iPgt;) account of life inside Alcatraz, where AmericaP#8217;s most violent and notorious prisoners resided in tortuous proximity to one of the worldP#8217;s favorite cities Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Mobster Al P#8220;ScarfaceP#8221; Capone, P#8220;Machine GunP#8221; Kelly, Robert Stroud aka the Birdman: only the most violent, desperate criminals were sent to Alcatraz IslandP#8212;the RockP#8212;where prison conditions were so harsh that escape, riotP#8212;even deathP#8212;were an inmateP#8217;s only hope. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off of DevilP#8217;s Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. But how did a Spanish fort transition to the infamous maximum-security penitentiary? In Plt;iPgt;Escape from AlcatrazPlt;/iPgt;, J. Campbell Bruce presents a gripping history of the Rock interwoven with a spellbinding narrative of the daring escape attempt by Frank Morris and two accomplices. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;This updated edition of Plt;iPgt;Escape from AlcatrazPlt;/iPgt; features a gallery of photos, including scenes from the 1979 movie and archival photos of the prison and prison life.
ISBN: 9781580086783
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 01 Apr 2005
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback / softback
Plt;bPgt;The true-crime classic and basis for the renowned 1979 Clint Eastwood film: a P#8220;dramatic and thrillingP#8221; (Plt;iPgt;Los Angeles TimesPlt;/iPgt;) account of life inside Alcatraz, where AmericaP#8217;s most violent and notorious prisoners resided in tortuous proximity to one of the worldP#8217;s favorite cities Plt;/bPgt;Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;Mobster Al P#8220;ScarfaceP#8221; Capone, P#8220;Machine GunP#8221; Kelly, Robert Stroud aka the Birdman: only the most violent, desperate criminals were sent to Alcatraz IslandP#8212;the RockP#8212;where prison conditions were so harsh that escape, riotP#8212;even deathP#8212;were an inmateP#8217;s only hope. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off of DevilP#8217;s Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. But how did a Spanish fort transition to the infamous maximum-security penitentiary? In Plt;iPgt;Escape from AlcatrazPlt;/iPgt;, J. Campbell Bruce presents a gripping history of the Rock interwoven with a spellbinding narrative of the daring escape attempt by Frank Morris and two accomplices. Plt;brPgt;Plt;brPgt;This updated edition of Plt;iPgt;Escape from AlcatrazPlt;/iPgt; features a gallery of photos, including scenes from the 1979 movie and archival photos of the prison and prison life.
