The Inmates: Stories based on Long Lost Memoirs from Alcatraz - Paperback

by Lee Olson (Author)

What really took place in Alcatraz prison during the 1940's? Was the "Battle for Alcatraz" an escape attempt or an uprising? The truth is in this book. The first-hand accounts of the inmate's stories in this book have never before been told. These are voices from the grave, finally being heard after seventy years. Every soul has a song. Every person has a story. They were shackled to chains, and their voices dampened. Their whispers went unheard; Until now. Ever wonder what happens to an inmate's possessions when they don't have any family? Well, sometimes, they end up in your very own hands. Handwritten memoirs were left to the author by an uncle whom he had barely known. It turned out the uncle had an associate who had spent time in Alcatraz during the 1940s. He did not realize the importance of the papers in his possession. One could easily compare them to the "Valachie Papers." You will be amazed and entertained as never before. On 'July 20th' The book itself, along with the Kindle and Audiobook editions will be available for purchase. Check out the Story headings below.Story headings: A Trip to The Gate, New Digs, The Circus Starts, Shades of Things to Come, The Cretzer-Kyle Episode, Hunger Strike, The Robert Stroud Saga, A Return to Work, Little Joe Lynch, Bed of Barbed Wire, Beach Party, The Self-Made Lunatic, Hey! The joint is Falling Down!, Troubles for Clarence, The Cave Dwellers, Henri Young, The Amazing Henry Young Trial, Divide and Conquer, Jim Groves: The Most Feared Man in Alcatraz, The Blitzkrieg Bandit, Reunion, Holiday vs. Johnston, The Crow Philips Turnaround, Where is Jack?, RIP A Friend, The Jeep of Alcatraz Speedway, The Russian and The Plan, Where's My Piano?, The Setup or, It's Only a Joke, Oh Lord How I have Sinned, Carnage in D-Block and The Truck Salesman, Hit Me! Hit Me!, Tortuous Delay, It Begins, The Siege and the Battle, Takeover or Escape?, Requiem, A Little History Lesson