Description
Book SynopsisA graphic, insider’s account of doing time in Alcatraz and on death row in San Quentin.
Trade Review"This is an absolutely riveting read... This book has the potential to become a classic." James T. Campbell, Associate Professor of American Civilization, Africana Studies, and History, Brown University
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I: Education
- One. The Judgment against Me
- Two. My Formal Education
- Three. The Federal Case
- Four. Escape
- Five. Freeman's Revenge
- Six. Returned and Resentenced
- Part II: Training
- Seven. The Welcome Wagon
- Eight. Isolation
- Nine. Escape from Alcatraz
- Ten. The "Riot" of '46
- Eleven. "What About the Plum Juice?"
- Twelve. My Life as a Free Man
- Part III: Survival
- Thirteen. Haunted by Alcatraz
- Fourteen. Judgment Once More
- Fifteen. Condemned
- Sixteen. My Fight for Life
- Epilogue
- Afterword
- Works Cited
