On the Rock: Twenty-five Years in Alcatraz : The Prison Story of Alvin Karpis as Told to Robert Livesey

by Robert Livesey

Book by Livesey, Robert

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction

306 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

Robert Livesey taught in Ontario secondary schools for 12 years and was a professor of communications in the School of Arts and Animation at Sheridan College for 24 years. He is president of CEO of Little Brick Schoolhouse Inc., which produces textbooks and Canadian history video kits.

Reviews

[Sam Wells · Rating 5 out of 5]

Damn good book. Karpis has a very apathetic tone but an encyclopedic knowledge of the world that surrounded him, making for a really interesting read. 'Creepy' was an apt nickname for him, he doesn't seem to care all that much about making himself seem cooler than he was. Even if you think he's lying, it's worth it for all the weird tidbits he mentions, like a prisoner who cut off his own fingers to get sent to an asylum to not be killed by other prisoners, or a man who was shot in the head but miraculously had the bullet fail to penetrate his skull.

[Vytautas Ziedelis · Rating 5 out of 5]

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