Description: Further DetailsTitle: AlcatrazCondition: NewSubtitle: The Gangster YearsISBN-10: 0520265963EAN: 9780520265967ISBN: 9780520265967Publisher: University of California PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 05/19/2009Description: 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.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 229mmItem Length: 152mmItem Width: 38mmItem Weight: 816gAuthor: David WardContributor: Gene Kassebaum (Contributions by)Genre: HistoryTopic: Social Sciences, Society & CultureRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Title: Alcatraz
Publication Name: Alcatraz
Subtitle: The Gangster Years
ISBN-10: 0520265963
EAN: 9780520265967
ISBN: 9780520265967
Release Date: 05/19/2009
Release Year: 2009
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Gene Kassebaum (Contributions by)
Book Title: Alcatraz : the Gangster Years
Number of Pages: 584 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Item Height: 1.5 in
Topic: United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Penology, United States / General
Publication Year: 2009
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Social Science, History
Item Weight: 32.5 Oz
Author: David A. Ward
Item Length: 8.9 in
Item Width: 6.7 in
Format: Trade Paperback
