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Alcatraz - A Definitive Background of the Penitentiary Years is a comprehensive guide that breaks from traditional tourist-style books. This audiobook is the consequence of years of intense research. Historian Michael Esslinger carefully details the prominent incidents, inmates, and life inside the most infamous prison in American history. His research includes thousands of hours examining genuine Alcatraz inmate files (including exceptional original documents from Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, and over a hundred others), exploring the prison grounds from the rooftop to the waterfront to help retrace incidents and break free routes, and conducting interviews with various past inmates and guards. His analysis has resulted in thorough accounts of both the 1946 and 1962 escape attempts. Hear thorough narratives of Alcatraz's most notable inmates, who included Robert Stroud (Birdman of Alcatraz), Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Frank Morris, the Anglin Brothers, Doc Barker, Joe Cretzer, Bernard Coy, Miran Thompson, Sam Shockley, and many-many others.
