Alcatraz: The Gangster Years

by David Ward

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520265963
• ISBN13: 9780520265967
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 8.7"