Escape from Alcatraz: A Farewell to the Rock

by J. Campbell Bruce

Book Overview

Escape from Alcatraz: Farewell to the Rock, was published in 1963 just weeks before the last prisoner was escorted off Devil's Island and Alcatraz. The book chronicles details the Rock's transition from a Spanish fort to the maximum-security prison that housed infamous inmates including Robert Stroud, the "Birdman of Alcatraz", and mobster Al Capone. Also included are the escape attempts by Frank Morris and two accomplices, becoming...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CVYQWWM2
• ISBN13: 9798869193629
• Release Date: February 2024
• Publisher: Pathfinder Books
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.0"