Alcatraz
A History of the Penitentiary Years
by Michael Esslinger
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appears in About San Francisco, Mystery & Crime, and History.
ALCATRAZ the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al Capone of his power. It tamed "Machine Gun" Kelly into a model of decorum. It took the birds away from the Birdman of Alcatraz.When prisoners boarded the boat for Alcatraz, they knew that they had reach...
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appears in About San Francisco, Mystery & Crime, and History.
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