A collection of books about Alcatraz. Histories, inmate accounts and a guide to the gardens.
1. Alcatraz: A Definitive History of the Penitentiary Years
Compiled after thorough research into a wide variety of sources, with lots of photos.
2. Alcatraz Screw: My Years as a Guard in America's Most Notorious Prison
Written by a guard who worked on Alcatraz for 15 years.
3. Breaking the Rock: The Great Escape from Alcatraz
Interviews, FBI and prison documents expose the 1962 "escape of the century", written by someone who was there when it happened.
4. Eyewitness on Alcatraz
Jolene Babyak grew up on Alcatraz. This book tells the story of the families who lived on Alcatraz and of the happy -- and unhappy -- lives lived there.5. Fortress Alcatraz; Guardian of the Golden Gate
The first book to detail the colorful story of Alcatraz' military career. It contains 141 rare photographs6. Gardens of Alcatraz
A guide to the amazing array of plants on the island.7. Letters from Alcatraz
An interesting collection of correspondence that captures what it was like to be imprisoned on Alcatraz Island.
