Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz
Author: J Campbell Bruce
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-02-15
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

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 the basis for the 1979 Clint Eastwood movie of the same name. Author J. Campbell Bruce (1906-1996) was a feature writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, a lecturer, and a regular contributor to national magazines.

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz
Author: Eric Mark Braun
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2017-02-01
Genre: Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
ISBN: 1515787613

What's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing San Francisco Bay. Relatives claim they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless. Find out the facts from people who dealt with the men and the case first-hand. This is one mystery you'll definitely want to solve.

The Alcatraz Escape

The Alcatraz Escape
Author: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627799648

Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet set on the haunting Alcatraz Island in Book 3 of the New York Times bestselling Book Scavenger series! Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action—this time with “Unlock the Rock.” For his latest game, Griswold has partnered with the famous--and famously reclusive--mystery writer Errol Roy to plan an epic escape room challenge on Alcatraz Island. Emily and James are eager to participate, but the wave of fame they are riding from their recent book-hunting adventures makes them a target. Threatening notes, missing items, and an accident that might not have been an accident have the duo worried that someone is trying to get them out of the game at any cost. When Emily’s brother is caught red-handed and blamed for all the wrong doings, Emily is certain Matthew is being framed. With Matthew’s record on the line, Emily and James can’t afford to leave this mystery uncracked. Christy Ottaviano Books

Escape from Alcatraz

Escape from Alcatraz
Author: J. Campbell Bruce
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2012-03-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0307815838

In 1963, just weeks before the original publication of this book, the last prisoner was escorted off Devil’s Island and Alcatraz ceased to be a prison. Author J. Campbell Bruce chronicles in spellbinding detail the Rock’s 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. 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. Discover the intriguing and absorbing saga of Alcatraz, whose name is still synonymous with punitive isolation and deprivation, where America’s most violent and notorious prisoners resided in tortuous proximity to one of the world’s favorite cities. The true-crime classic first published in 1963 is reissued in this special edition. Includes archival photos of the prison and prison life. This story will appeal to Bay Area locals and tourists alike. Alcatraz hosts more than a million visitors each year.

Escaping Alcatraz

Escaping Alcatraz
Author: Michael Esslinger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2017-07-18
Genre: Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
ISBN: 9780970461452

In Escaping Alcatraz: The Untold Story of the Greatest Prison Break in American History, Alcatraz Historian Michael Esslinger and David Widner, nephew of the Anglin brothers, both featured in the History Channel documentary Alcatraz: Search for the Truth, have compiled hundreds of photographs, FBI and Bureau of Prisons investigative notes, original source documents from the Anglin family library, inmate case file records, interviews with key convicts and officers, and first-person accounts of officials who investigated the escape to produce one of the most detailed accounts of the famed prison break.NOTE: This book contains graphic depictions and photographs of extreme crime and violence and may not be suitable for all readers.

Could You Escape Alcatraz?

Could You Escape Alcatraz?
Author: Eric Braun
Publisher: You Choose: Can You Escape
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2019-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1543573924

Cast as a prisoner in the infamous Alcatraz Penitentiary, the reader's choices determine if escape is possible.

Breakout! Escape from Alcatraz

Breakout! Escape from Alcatraz
Author: Lori Haskins
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1996
Genre: Alcatraz Island (Calif.)
ISBN: 9780679881209

An account of the 1962 attempted escape from Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary by Frank Lee Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin, and the ensuing search for the missing convicts.

Breaking the Rock

Breaking the Rock
Author: Jolene Babyak
Publisher:
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN:

Investigates the 1962 escape of three prisoners from Alcatraz, paying special attention to the role played by prisoner Allen West, and speculates about whether the men survived their escape attempt.

Unsolved Case Files: Jailbreak at Alcatraz

Unsolved Case Files: Jailbreak at Alcatraz
Author: Tom Sullivan
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2021-09-07
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0062991566

An ALA Top Ten Best Graphic Novel for Children The second book in this graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases is a gripping account of an escape from Alcatraz, the infamous island prison. CASE NO. 002: THE ROCK June 12, 1962 SAN FRANCISCO BAY, CALIFORNIA 7:18 A.M. A corrections officer at Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary tries to awaken inmate AZ-1441, Frank Morris. But when he shakes the unresponsive man, his head rolls off the pillow and crashes to the floor! Soon the guards realize that Morris and two other inmates, brothers John and Clarence Anglin, had done the seemingly impossible: escaped from the notorious island prison. This is the incredible true story of the daring and inventive escape and a decades-long manhunt in a case that remains unsolved to this day. Comics panels, reproductions of documents from real FBI files, and photos from the investigation combine for a thrilling read for sleuths of all ages. This entry in the Unsolved Case Files series is just as compelling as the first book, Unsolved Case Files: Escape at 10,000 Feet, which Kirkus praised as "compulsively readable."

The Backpacking Housewife (The Backpacking Housewife, Book 1)

The Backpacking Housewife (The Backpacking Housewife, Book 1)
Author: Janice Horton
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 245
Release: 2018-07-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0008302685

‘A feelgood read that reminds us it’s never too late to live the life you want’ 4* SUN One mum is leaving it all behind for the adventure of a lifetime...