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Alcatraz - The Gangster Years (Paperback)
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Al Capone, George 'Machine Gun' Kelly, Alvin Karpis, 'Dock' Barker
- these were just a few of the legendary 'public enemies' for whom
America's first supermax prison was created. In "Alcatraz: The
Gangster Years", David Ward brings their stories to life, along
with vivid accounts of the lives of other infamous criminals who
passed through the penitentiary from 1934 to 1948. Ward, who
enjoyed unprecedented access to FBI, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and
Federal Parole records, conducted interviews with one hundred
former Alcatraz convicts, guards, and administrators to produce
this definitive history of 'The Rock'. "Alcatraz" is the only book
with authoritative answers to questions that have swirled about the
prison: How did prisoners cope psychologically with the harsh
regime? What provoked the protests and strikes? How did security
flaws lead to the sensational escape attempts? And what happened
when these 'habitual, incorrigible' convicts were finally released?
By shining a light on the most famous prison in the world, Ward
also raises timely questions about today's supermax prisons.
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