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Alcatraz: The Gangster Years
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 thr...more
Hardcover, 548 pages
Published
April 1st 2009
by University of California Press
(first published March 1st 2009)
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A real fascination with the history of this prison is required in order to tackle this 500+ page tome. This is a dry, sociological history of the prison, but the most detailed history ever assembled. Ward compiled his information from rare federal archives and 30 years of interviews with former inmates and prison guards. Included are detailed accounts of prison breaks, strikes, the lives of celebrity prisoners, life after prison and the strained relationship between the prison system and the pub...more
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Serious and lively. Sociologist studied Alcatraz since '60s. Based on his interviews w/ now-dead guards and inmages. Heard him on NPR.
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David Ward was born in Montreal and grew up in Vancouver. He was an elementary school teacher for eleven years before completing his master's degree. He is the author of the Grassland trilogy and is a writer and university instructor in children's literature. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and their three children.
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