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Some of the discussion of Alcatraz notables, however, feels a bit gossip columny - more name dropping than content.

The narrative of the Morris escape, in particular, reads like a potboiler. The book's special focus on mobster-era prisoners and, especially, possible escapee Frank Morris are understandable and, in fact, quite well done.

the story of the children of Alcatraz's employees who were raised on the island, most of the relevant players and events are touched upon. Some fascinating stories are given only brief mention, e.g. While far from exhaustive, Escape From Alcatraz provides a brief and interesting history of Alcatraz. The Frank Morris story, with undoubted debt to this book, later became a legendary motion picture under the same name as this book. Receiving special attention is the attempt by Frank Morris and two accomplices that may or may not have been the sole successful escape from the Rock. Given its reputation for inescapability the story of Alcatraz features several daring (and some not-so-daring) attempts to escape. Understandably, the story focuses on the lurid period during which Alcatraz was a brutal prison for America's most difficult prisoners. Campbell Bruce tells the story of the famous island in San Francisco Bay from its "discovery" in the late 1700's to its decommissioning in the 1960's.

Alcatraz hosts more than a million visitors each year.Brief History of Alcatraz and Its Inhabitants.

This story will appeal to Bay Area locals and tourists alike.

Includes archival photos of the prison and prison life.

The true-crime classic first published in 1963 is reissued in this special edition.

Discover the intriguing and absorbing saga of Alcatraz, whose name is still synonymous with punitive isolation and deprivation, where Americas most violent and notorious prisoners resided in tortuous proximity to one of the worlds favorite cities. The chapters describing the daring escape attempts by Frank Morris and two accomplices from this inescapable prison became the basis for the 1979 Clint Eastwood movie. Campbell Bruce chronicles in spellbinding detail the Rocks 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 Scarface Capone. In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off Devils Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison.