{"product_id":"alcatraz-the-gangster-years-paperback","title":"Alcatraz: The Gangster Years - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid a. Ward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGene Kassebaum\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAl Capone, George \"Machine Gun\" Kelly, Alvin Karpis, \"Dock\" Barker--these were just a few of the legendary \"public enemies\" for whom America's first supermax prison was created. In \u003ci\u003eAlcatraz: The Gangster Years, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Ward brings their stories to life, along with vivid accounts of the lives of other infamous criminals who passed through the penitentiary from 1934 to 1948. Ward, who enjoyed unprecedented access to FBI, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Federal Parole records, conducted interviews with one hundred former Alcatraz convicts, guards, and administrators to produce this definitive history of \"The Rock.\" \u003ci\u003eAlcatraz \u003c\/i\u003eis the only book with authoritative answers to questions that have swirled about the prison: How did prisoners cope psychologically with the harsh regime? What provoked the protests and strikes? How did security flaws lead to the sensational escape attempts? And what happened when these \"habitual, incorrigible\" convicts were finally released? By shining a light on the most famous prison in the world, Ward also raises timely questions about today's supermax prisons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWard has collected the most impressive documentation anywhere on the workings of a prison. A unique and wonderful work of sociology and history.--Howard Becker, author of \u003ci\u003eOutsiders: Studies in the Sociology of Deviance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArt Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This groundbreaking history of the country's most notorious prison is the first to give an in-depth analysis of the interaction between the guards and the prisoners. Ward captures the Alcatraz experience with the accuracy of someone who has practically been there and lays to rest many of the myths that have grown up around the prison. No longer will the story-tellers be able to describe the inmates as 'the worst of the worst' without qualification. Their individual stories come alive as the author records the varied life experiences that brought them to Alcatraz and describes their coping mechanisms. A unique and fascinating study.\"--Morton Sobell, Alcatraz Inmate #AZ699 1950-1963, author of \u003ci\u003eOn Doing Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Ward\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Minnesota. He is the coauthor (with Gene Kassebaum) of \u003ci\u003ePrison Treatment and Parole Survival\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor (with Kenneth Schoen) of \u003ci\u003eConfinement in Maximum Custody: New Last-Resort Prisons in the United States and Europe\u003c\/i\u003e. Ward served as consultant to the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on the Judiciary for an investigation at Alcatraz's successor, the Federal Penitentiary at Marion, Illinois, and is a member of a consultant group investigating prison gang policies in the California Department of Corrections. \u003cb\u003eGene Kassebaum\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of Hawaii and has also coauthored with Ward, \u003ci\u003eWomen's Prison: Sex and Social Structure.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 584\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.7 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45390933000294,"sku":"9780520265967","price":42.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/a1RiUmRkNGdDNFYvUGI1RlF5MTd5QT09.webp?v=1775127004","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/alcatraz-the-gangster-years-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}