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9781614784685, titled "Escape from Alcatraz" | Abdo Pub Co, January 1, 2012, cover price $34.22
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9781617833038 | Essential Library, January 1, 2012, cover price $35.64
In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off Devilâs Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. Author J. Campbell Bruce chronicles in spellbinding detail the Rockâs 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 âScarfaceâ Capone. The chapters describing the daring escape attempts by Frank Morris and two accomplices from this âinescapableâ 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 Americaâs most violent and notorious prisoners resided in tortuous proximity to one of the worldâs 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.
Paperback:
9781580086783 | Ten Speed Pr, April 30, 2005, cover price $14.99
9780891740032 | Revised edition (Comstock Editions, April 1, 1976), cover price $6.95 | About this edition: In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off Devilâs Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison.
CD/Spoken Word:
9780786171897 | Unabridged edition (Blackstone Audio Inc, March 1, 2006), cover price $63.00
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.
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Paperback:
9780961875237 | Ariel Vamp Pr, June 1, 2001, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: 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.
Hardcover:
9780879756475 | Prometheus Books, August 1, 1991, cover price $37.00 | About this edition: Investigates the 1962 escape of three prisoners from Alcatraz and offers evidence that they may still be alive
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