Escape from Alcatraz: The True Crime Classic

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In 1963 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. Discover the intriguing and absorbing saga of Alcatraz, where America's most violent and notorious prisoners resided close to one of the world's favourite cities, San Francisco.

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In addition to authoring ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ in 1963 and The Golden Door- The Irony of Our Immigration Policy in 1954, J. CAMPBELL BRUCE was a noted feature writer for the San Francisco Chronicle, a lecturer, and a regular contributor to national magazines. J. Campbell Bruce died in 1996.