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Author : Frank Heaney,Gay Machado
Publisher : Bull Publishing Company
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0915950812
Traces the history of Alcatraz, describes the prisoners' daily life, and discusses demonstrations and attempted escapes
Author : Michael Esslinger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-11-22
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0970461461
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 : George H. Gregory
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780826263735
Alcatraz Screw is a firsthand account from a prison guard’s perspective of some of the most storied years at the infamous U.S. Penitentiary at Alcatraz. George Gregory began his career as a guard for the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 1940. Following his training, he was sent to the federal prison at Sandstone, Minnesota. A few years later he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Badly wounded at Iwo Jima, he returned to Sandstone after a long rehabilitation. When the Bureau of Prisons closed Sandstone in 1947, Gregory was transferred to Alcatraz, which had been a federal penitentiary since 1934. For the next fifteen years, Gregory worked on “The Rock.” He takes the reader along on a correctional officer’s tour of duty, showing what it was like to pull a lonely, tedious night of sentry duty in the Road Tower, or witness illicit transactions in the clothing room, or forcibly quell a riot in the cell blocks. Gregory provides an insider’s account of the tenures of all four of Alcatraz’s wardens and their sometimes contradictory approaches to administering the institution. He knew and regularly interacted with such legendary inmates as Robert Stroud (the Birdman of Alcatraz) and George “Machine Gun” Kelly. Without glamorizing or demonizing either the staff or the convicts, Alcatraz Screw provides a candid portrayal of corruption, drug abuse, and sexual practices, as well as efforts at reform and unrecorded acts of kindness. Various incidents in the memoir convey the fear, hatred, frustration, boredom, and unavoidable tension of being incarcerated. With the inclusion of maps and diagrams of Alcatraz Island, as well as photographs of inmates, officers, and the prison itself, this book offers insight into life at the notorious Alcatraz from an unprecedented perspective.
Author : Janice Horton
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780008302689
‘A feelgood read that reminds us it’s never too late to live the life you want’ 4* SUN One mum is leaving it all behind for the adventure of a lifetime...
Author : Jim Quillen
Publisher : Random House
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781473518483
Each day we saw the outside world in all its splendour, and each day that view served as a reminder that we had wasted and ruined our lives. Jim Quillen, AZ586 - a runaway, problem child and petty thief - was jailed several times before his twentieth birthday. In August 1942, after escaping from San Quentin, he was arrested on the run and sentenced to forty-five years in prison, and later transferred to Alcatraz. This is the true story of life inside America's most notorious prison - from terrifying times in solitary confinement to daily encounters with 'the Birdman', and what really happened during the desperate and deadly 1946 escape attempt.
Author : Jim Albright
Publisher : Author House
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781452065014
The Last Guard Out is the fascinating true story of one man's life as a guard behind the merciless concrete walls of Alcatraz. I was newly assigned to the infamous island penitentiary of Alcatraz. Reporting to Alcatraz required me to uproot my wife Cathy and young son Kenny from Colorado to California. As we approached San Francisco via of the Oakland Bay Bridge we got our first foreboding glance of Alcatraz Island with a dense circle of fog surrounding it. A strange sense of dread came over me. I looked at our young son asleep in the back seat, then turned to my wife next to me and I whispered "What The Hell Did We Do". After moving on to Alcatraz our thought on Island life quickly changed and we decided not to apply for a transfer out, which consequently left us there until the Island closed in March of 1963. Because of our newly born daughters foot problem they left us there until June of 1963 making me The Last Guard Out.
Author : Jolene Babyak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : NWU:35556033897679
Investigates the 1962 escape of three prisoners from Alcatraz, paying special attention to the role played by prisoner Allen West, and speculates about whether the men survived their escape attempt.
Author : Nick Gordon
Publisher : Bellwether Media
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781612117782
The sounds of prisoners clanging through the halls, sobbing in their cells, or even playing the banjo may be normal in most prisons. But when they come from walls that havenÕt confined inmates in decades, it can only mean one thing. Read on to meet the criminals who met their end in Alcatraz but refused to fully depart.
Author : Nico Medina,Who HQ
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780451532763
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 : Marilyn Tower Oliver
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : IND:30000053143917
This book traces the intriguing history of Alcatraz Island, located off the coast of San Francisco, from the earliest years of Spanish exploration to the present day. Highlighting the unique geographical features of the island, it shows how Alcatraz went through many changes, being used over the years as a military facility, a notorious federal prison widely believed to be escape-proof, as well as the site of American Indian uprisings.
Author : Virginia Loh-Hagan
Publisher : Cherry Lake
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781534172630
Would you have survived in Alcatraz? Make decisions and tally your score to find out. Written at a lower reading level with considerate text, these high maturity books are sure to grab struggling readers as they engage and play along. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities
Author : Marilyn Tower Oliver
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766063211
An intriguing history of Alcatraz Island and its infamous prison, located off the coast of San Francisco, from the earliest years of Spanish exploration to the present day. Highlighting the unique geographical features of the island, it shows how Alcatraz went through many changes, being used over the years as a military facility, a notorious federal penitentiary widely believed to be escape-proof, as well as the site of American Indian uprisings.
Author : Stephanie Watson
Publisher : ABDO Publishing Company
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781614786290
Put on your detective hat and uncover the facts and myths about the escape from Alcatraz. Topics discussed include the history of Alcatraz Island and the prison located in San Francisco Bay, just offshore California, life and security in the prison, unsuccessful escape attempts, the men involved in the great escape, details of the escape plot, the investigation and search, and theories about what happened to the men who escaped. Features include a Tools and Clues section that highlights research tools, technology, and investigative methods, a timeline, a glossary, selected bibliography, further readings, places to visit, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
Author : Rebecca Valley
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781646043491
"Introduce middle-grade readers to intriguing and exciting unsolved crimes, daring escapes, famous heists, and much more in this first-ever sleuthing book specifically for kids. Curious Cases:True Crime for Kids presents a slew of fascinating stories that are all age-appropriate, including: the cold case of D.B. Cooper, the Isabella Stewart Gardner museum theft, the disappearance of Masterpiece the poodle, two brothers' cunning escape from Alcatraz, Sherlock Holmes and the fairy photographs, the real-life ghost busters, and much more! After reading these cases, kids will be able to dive into some fun forensic science activities they can do at home to help them uncover evidence and solve their own mysteries"--back cove
Author : Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780747568988
A funny, spirited and uplifting historical novel by the author of the firm favourite Notes From and Liar and Her Dog