Alcatraz - The Hardest Years 1934-1938

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Softcover Book, 123 Pages.

The author and his family moved to Alcatraz Island when he was 8 years old and his father was hired to staff the new federal penitentiary, designed to house the troublemakers, the prisoners no other prison could handle. He watched as the first prisoners, including Al Capone, shuffled off the boat in leg irons, surrounded by FBI agents. The Chandler family lived, worked and played on "The Rock" from 1934 to 1938, the prison's first years, the hardest years. This is the true story of life inside Alcatraz, the recollections of a guard and a his young son who lived among America's most notorious bank robbers and murderers. The book is illustrated with photographs, many from family albums.

Alcatraz - The Hardest Years 1934-1938

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