Battle at Alcatraz: A Desperate Attempt to Escape the Rock
by Lageson, Ernest B
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1886039372
- ISBN 13
- 9781886039377
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About This Item
Omaha, Nebraska: Addicus Books, 1999. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Trade Paperback in Near Fine Condition. Slight wear to front corners, else Fine. Bright, clean, unmarked wraps, tight and solid glued binding, square, internals in Fine condition. In May of 1946, six desperate inmates attempted to escape from Alcatraz--the result was one of the bloodiest uprisings in the history of American prisons. The U.S. Marines, five Coast Guard ships and a Navy destroyer were involved in quelling this uprising. Ernest Lageson, Jr. brings us this insider's account of both the notorious riot and life inside the most infamous prison in American history. Ernest Lageson, Jr. was the son of one of the guards shot; he was a teenager at the time of the riot and remembers waiting with other hostage families, waiting to hear if their loved ones were alive. 279 pages. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. 1999, Addicus Books, Omaha, Nebraska.
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- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Battle at Alcatraz: A Desperate Attempt to Escape the Rock
- Author
- Lageson, Ernest B
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1886039372
- ISBN 13
- 9781886039377
- Publisher
- Addicus Books
- Place of Publication
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Date Published
- 1999
- Size
- 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" t
- Keywords
- PRISONS ESCAPES INMATES
- Bookseller catalogs
- True Crime;
- X weight
- 0 oz
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