
Escape from Alcatraz
A Farewell to the Rock
J. Campbell Bruce(Author)
Pathfinder Books (Publisher)
Published on 15. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
258 pages
979-8-8691-9362-9 (ISBN)
Description
Escape from Alcatraz: Farewell to the Rock, was published in 1963 just weeks before the last prisoner was escorted off Devil's Island and Alcatraz. The book chronicles details the Rock's transition from a Spanish fort to the maximum-security prison that housed infamous inmates including Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", and mobster Al Capone. Also included are the escape attempts by Frank Morris and two accomplices, becoming the basis for the 1979 Clint Eastwood movie of the same name.
Author J. Campbell Bruce (1906-1996) was a feature writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, a lecturer, and a regular contributor to national magazines.
More details
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
294 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-8691-9362-9 (9798869193629)
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