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Author |
: Jim Quillen |
Publisher |
: Golden Gate National Park Assn |
Total Pages |
: 164 |
Release |
: 1991 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0962520616 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780962520617 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (16 Downloads) |
Synopsis Alcatraz from Inside by : Jim Quillen
In this fascinating autobiographical account, Jim Quillen tells the amazing story of his decade incarcerated in America's most infamous prison -- how he got there, how he stayed alive inside, and, most important, how he found the inspiration and courage to get out.
Author |
: Michael Esslinger |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 608 |
Release |
: 2016-11-22 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0970461461 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780970461469 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (61 Downloads) |
Synopsis Alcatraz by : Michael Esslinger
ALCATRAZ: the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al Capone of his power. It tamed "Machine Gun" Kelly into a model of decorum. It took the birds away from the Birdman of Alcatraz.This mammoth reference navigates the island's history through rarely seen documents, interviews and hundreds of pages of historic photographs. Author interviews range from men such as legendary FBI fugitive James Whitey Bulger; Dale Stamphill, a principle in the 1938 escape with Doc Barker and Henry Young; to Atom Spy Morton Sobell, the co-defendant of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Michael Esslinger thoroughly details the prominent events, inmates, and life inside the most infamous prison in American History. His research included hundreds of hours examining actual Alcatraz inmate case files (including rare original documents from Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, and over a hundred others) exploring the prison grounds from the rooftop to the waterfront to help retrace events, escape routes, in addition to conducting various interviews with former inmates and guards. His study has resulted in detailed accounts of all the recorded escape attempts including the Battle of Alcatraz. A detailed account of the 1962 escape of Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers provides rare insight extracted through photos, and over 1,700 pages of FBI and Bureau of Prisons investigative notes. Detailed narratives of Alcatraz's most notable inmates who include Robert Stroud (Birdman of Alcatraz), Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Frank Morris, the Anglin Brothers, Doc Barker, Joe Cretzer, Bernard Coy, Miran Thompson, Sam Shockley, and many-many others. Alcatraz: A History of the Penitentiary Years, is a comprehensive reference on the history of Alcatraz and contains one of the most comprehensive archives of inmate and prison life photographs (over 1,000).
Author |
: Claire Rudolf Murphy |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages |
: 72 |
Release |
: 2006-09-19 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780802795779 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0802795773 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Children of Alcatraz by : Claire Rudolf Murphy
Offers a look at the life of the children who grew up on this infamous island with their families throughout its long and diverse history as a military prison, maximum security prison, and site of a Native American uprising, enhanced with period photos, interviews, and first-hand accounts.
Author |
: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman |
Publisher |
: Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2018-05-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781627799645 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1627799648 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (45 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Alcatraz Escape by : Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island in Book 3 of the New York Times bestselling Book Scavenger series! Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action—this time with “Unlock the Rock.” For his latest game, Griswold has partnered with the famous--and famously reclusive--mystery writer Errol Roy to plan an epic escape room challenge on Alcatraz Island. Emily and James are eager to participate, but the wave of fame they are riding from their recent book-hunting adventures makes them a target. Threatening notes, missing items, and an accident that might not have been an accident have the duo worried that someone is trying to get them out of the game at any cost. When Emily’s brother is caught red-handed and blamed for all the wrong doings, Emily is certain Matthew is being framed. With Matthew’s record on the line, Emily and James can’t afford to leave this mystery uncracked. Christy Ottaviano Books
Author |
: J Campbell Bruce |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2024-02-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9798869193629 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Escape from Alcatraz by : J Campbell Bruce
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.
Author |
: Nico Medina |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 116 |
Release |
: 2016-05-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780451532763 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0451532767 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (63 Downloads) |
Synopsis Where Is Alcatraz? by : Nico Medina
Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and "Machine Gun" Kelly. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts—even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!
Author |
: Jay Stuller |
Publisher |
: Golden Gate National Parks Association |
Total Pages |
: 41 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1883869358 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781883869359 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Alcatraz, the Prison by : Jay Stuller
In words and photographs, this book captures the most famous -- or infamous -- aspect of the island's history, its years as a maximum-security federal penitentiary. Called variously "Uncle Sam's Devil's Island, " "Hellcatraz, " and other fearsome names, Alcatraz had a reputation among convicts as the prison of last resort.
Author |
: Brandon Sanderson |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2016 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0439925509 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780439925501 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Synopsis Alcatraz Vs. the Evil Librarians by : Brandon Sanderson
On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.
Author |
: Emma Bland Smith |
Publisher |
: Charlesbridge Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 40 |
Release |
: 2022-04-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781632899453 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1632899450 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Gardener of Alcatraz by : Emma Bland Smith
A prisoner gardens his way to freedom in this inspiring picture-book biography. When Elliott Michener was locked away in Alcatraz for counterfeiting, he was determined to defy the odds and bust out. But when he got a job tending the prison garden, a funny thing happened. He found new interests and skills--and a sense of dignity and fulfillment. Elliott transformed Alcatraz Island, and the island transformed him. Told with empathy and a storyteller's flair, Elliott's story is funny, touching, and unexpectedly relevant. Back matter about the history of Alcatraz and the US prison system today invites meaningful discussion.
Author |
: Ann Burrows Eib |
Publisher |
: Golden Gate National Parks Association |
Total Pages |
: 76 |
Release |
: 2011-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1932519157 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781932519150 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Synopsis Alcatraz Bride by : Ann Burrows Eib
"Fifteen-year-old Ann Burrows was excited when she found out that her family would be moving to California's Alcatraz Island. She had visions of sunny beaches and warm breezes - a place much different from her Kansas City, Missouri, home town. Later, romance blossomed with a young man from San Francisco, when the couple was married on the island, a chapter in a family's personal history became the subject of international news stories. This is a snapshot of a moment in time (the 1950s), of the infamous island as a home, not a prison. Of coming of age on the Rock" -- Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover.