Alcatraz Ghost Story

Author : Brian Stannard
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-01-23
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781510778252

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Alcatraz Ghost Story by Brian Stannard Pdf

The Incredible True Story of the Most Hunted Man in Pacific Coast History––and the Woman He Loved Before the 1920s found their roar, a charismatic gambling addict named Roy Gardner dominated news headlines with daring train robberies and escapes from incarceration. Nicknamed "the Smiling Bandit," Gardner spilled no blood––except his own––as he cut a felonious path across the western United States, as the country hobbled through a recession in the aftermath of the First World War. Once imprisoned for the long term in federal prisons, including Alcatraz, the most notorious prison's second-most-notorious inmate won over some unlikely champions. Both Gardner's wife, Dollie, and a police officer who once arrested him launched extensive campaigns for Gardner's release on the vaudeville circuit, claiming a brain operation would cure his lawless ways. Was Gardner a good man who made bad decisions as the victim of injury and circumstance? Or was his charming personality merely the poker face of a scoundrel? Richly researched, drawing on contemporary newspaper accounts, Alcatraz Ghost Story explores the life of Roy Gardner in the context of his great love story and the larger backdrop of drug addiction, incarceration, and the racial and labor violence of the 1920s and 1930s.

Author : Kathryn Vercillo
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0764328840

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Ghosts of Alcatraz by Kathryn Vercillo Pdf

Alcatraz Island has a chilling history. Surrounded by icy waters, enshrouded by thick fog, and wrapped in whistling wind, it is no surprise to find that it is haunted. In fact, there is so much sadness, desperation, torture, and death in its past, it's almost impossible to believe that there aren't spirits there. Learn about famous prisoners who haunt the island and of those unnamed folks who continue to linger there. Hear Al Capone's mournful banjo and Robert "Birdman" Stroud's shriek in the wind. Find Smitty, the amazing escape artist, and Rufe McCain, who was murdered by a monster. Visit with unsettled spirits on Alcatraz, but make sure you catch the last boat home...

Author : Rand Richards
Publisher : Heritage House Publishers
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1879367041

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Haunted San Francisco by Rand Richards Pdf

From North Beach to South of Market to Golden Gate Park and points in between, ghosts have made their spectral presences known.

Author : Stacia Deutsch
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781439677971

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The Ghostly Tales of Alcatraz by Stacia Deutsch Pdf

Ghost stories from America's most infamous prison have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery! Welcome to the spooky island of Alcatraz! Stay alert! Ghosts lurk around every corner. Even the most unexpected places might be haunted by wandering phantoms. Did you know a ghost nurse wanders the halls in search of prisoners to heal? Or that nobody has ever escaped from Alcatraz...and lived to tell the tale? Can you believe Cell 14D is haunted by a mysterious, red-eyed monster? Pulled right from history, these ghostly tales will change the way you see Alcatraz and have you sleeping with the light on!

Author : Stephen Person
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781936087976

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Ghostly Alcatraz Island by Stephen Person Pdf

Relates stories of ghosts that are supposed to haunt the island's former prison.

Author : Bob Davis and Brian Clune
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467143875

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Ghosts and Legends of Alcatraz by Bob Davis and Brian Clune Pdf

Alcatraz is one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Evil spirits, unknown beasts, vicious murderers and an untold number of ghosts all are said to reside on this tiny island in San Francisco Bay. Rufus McCain, who died a brutal death at the hands of a fellow inmate, is said to roam the grounds, and the basement cells used for solitary confinement were rumored to be so frightening that inmates who endured one stint never wanted to go back. Multiple escape attempts were thwarted, including two attempts by Sam Shockley, who was later executed with fellow inmate Miran Thomson. Join Bob Davis and Brian Clune as they explore chilling tales of death, murder and savagery from America's Devil's Island.

Author : Tammy Gagne
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9798384910442

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Haunted History of Alcatraz Island by Tammy Gagne Pdf

Alcatraz Island is known for its former prison, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary, which housed many dangerous criminals. The island is also known as one of the most haunted locations in the world. This title explores the history of the island, reports of unexplained activity at the former prison, and ways in which paranormal investigators and scientists search for proof of hauntings. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Ricardo Lebrija
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524508517

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The Ghost of Alcatraz by Ricardo Lebrija Pdf

In 1950s New York City, Jake Strummer lives an average life until one day a twist of faith changes everything and sends Jake on a downward spiral. He finds himself in the middle of one of the most gruesome crime scenes ever recorded. He gets arrested, charged with the crime, trialed, and convicted of twenty-two murders, murders he has no recollection of ever having committed. He is sentenced to life in solitary isolation to be carried out at a maximum-security prison in the middle of the San Francisco Bay, on the island of Alcatraz. There he plunges into oblivion, where he suffers a gruesome transformation fueled by loneliness, depression, darkness, and despair into this atrocity other inmates call the ghost of Alcatraz. From the gates of hell, Jake Strummer ascends to redemption aided by an unlikely friend. He finds love, happiness, and peace, and after a race against time, he commits the ultimate sacrifice. The Ghost of Alcatraz is a tale of deliverance. The penance of the soul to define what's human is proof that happiness is within all of us even in the worst of circumstances.

Author : Matt Chandler
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781543556230

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Famous Ghost Stories of North America by Matt Chandler Pdf

People of North America are no stranger to ghost stories, but some terrifying tales have stood the test of time. Encounter the spirits said to roam Waverly Hills Sanatorium in Kentucky. Go to Mexico's Island of the Dolls to witness countless toy dolls plus perhaps the ghost of a young girl. Travel northward to Canada to see ghostly train lights at the site of a deadly train accident. Young readers will be fascinated by each story that comes with its own set of eerie events.

Author : Sally M. Walker
Publisher : Lerner Publishing Group
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780761354086

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Ghost Walls by Sally M. Walker Pdf

In 1638, John Lewger made a home in the wilderness of the New World, in a place called Maryland. He named his house St. John's, and for nearly eighty years, it was the center of an ambitious English plan to build a new kind of community on American soil. Men and women lived and worked within its walls. Babies were born. Last breaths drawn. St. John's walls witnessed the first stirrings of the great struggles that would dominate the continent for the next three centuries: The unimaginable wealth of the New World's crops and natural resources. The promise of religious tolerance under a new model of government. The injustice of slavery. The betrayal of native peoples. The struggle for equality between men and women. If St. John's walls could have talked, they would have spoken volumes of American history. And then the walls crumbled. One hundred years after it was built, St. John's House had been abandoned. The buildings slowly deteriorated, returning to the Maryland soil to be plowed under by generations of Maryland farmers. St. John's walls were silent for more than two centuries, little more than ghosts haunting the historical and archeological records. But they weren't lost. Not entirely. Award-winning author Sally M. Walker tells the story of how teams of scientists and historians managed to hear the ghostly echoes of St. John's House and, over the course of decades of painstaking work, made them speak their stories again.

Author : Matthew Allan Chandler
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781515725886

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Alcatraz by Matthew Allan Chandler Pdf

Experience Alcatraz as you've never seen it before--up close and personal! YOU CHOOSE the path you take through this haunted prison site. Follow the path of a modern-day visitor in this thrilling nonfiction title.

Author : N. H. Kleinbaum
Publisher : Skylark
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0553482726

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Ghost Story by N. H. Kleinbaum Pdf

Gaby, Lenni, Alex, and Jamal meet Ghostwriter for the first time.

Author : John Dekker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1427636370

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The Ghost of Alcatraz by John Dekker Pdf

Author : Dee Phillips
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781684029839

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The Ghostly Secret of Lakeside School by Dee Phillips Pdf

I’m all alone . . . Please come find me! When Maddie opens her notebook in class, she sees these words scrawled in blood-red ink on every page. When the same words mysteriously appear on the classroom chalkboard, Maddie begins to realize that someone—or something—in her new school is trying to contact her. Not long after, Maddie hears mysterious footsteps in an empty school corridor. Most frightening of all, Maddie feels ghostly hands pulling on her body when she dives into the school swimming pool. Could these frightening incidents have anything to do with one of Lakeside School’s pupils who disappeared without a trace many decades ago? Follow Maddie as she searches for answers and dares to solve a terrible mystery that has haunted her school. The Ghostly Secret of Lakeside School is part of Bearport’s Cold Whispers II series. This bone-chilling book is the fiction companion to Spooky Schools from Bearport’s best-selling nonfiction series Scary Places.

Author : Kevin Walker
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781643691831

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Unexplained Ghostly Encounters by Kevin Walker Pdf

In Unexplained: Ghostly Encounters, readers in grades 5-9 will take a look at some of the scariest claims of ghostly encounters throughout history. Things go bump in the night, people see things they can't explain, strange figures suddenly appear and then vanish—are they real or imagined? The Unexplained series is designed for readers to be able to flip through until an image catches their interest. Each 32-page book includes spreads that feature a handful of info-packed sentences. Quick tidbits mean the book doesn't have to be read cover to cover, making this series perfect for reluctant readers.