
Escape from Alcatraz
The True Crime Classic
J. Campbell Bruce(Author)
Ten Speed Press
Published on 1. April 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-58008-678-3 (ISBN)
Description
In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off Devil's Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. Author J. Campbell Bruce chronicles in spellbinding detail the Rock's transition from a Spanish fort to the maximum-security penitentiary that housed such infamous inmates as Robert Stroud, aka the Birdman of Alcatraz, and mobster Al "Scarface" Capone. The chapters describing the daring escape attempts by Frank Morris and two accomplices from this "inescapable" prison became the basis for the 1979 Clint Eastwood movie. Discover the intriguing and absorbing saga of Alcatraz, whose name is still synonymous with punitive isolation and deprivation, where America's most violent and notorious prisoners resided in tortuous proximity to one of the world's favorite cities.
- The true-crime classic first published in 1963 is reissued in this special edition.
- Includes archival photos of the prison and prison life.
- This story will appeal to Bay Area locals and tourists alike.
- Alcatraz hosts more than a million visitors each year.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
372 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58008-678-3 (9781580086783)
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E-Book
03/2012
1st Edition
Ten Speed Press
€14.99
Available for download
Person
J. Campbell Bruce