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A graphic, insider’s account of doing time in Alcatraz and on death row in San Quentin.

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"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

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/05/2005
      ISBN13: 9780292706835, 978-0292706835
      ISBN10: 0292706839

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A 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

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