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Book synopsis

Milton Daniel Beacher, M.D. arrived on Alcatraz Island a naďve and compassionate young doctor. It was April 26, 1937. One year later, he left with a journal. It chronicled the suicides, discipline problems, force feedings, and details of a long strike and successful escape. He also penned conversations with famous prisoners like Al Capone, Alvin Karpis, and żMachine Gunż Kelly. Dr. Beacher later wove the journal into a vivid account of life on the Rock. Befriended by some prisoners, he included their first-person narratives and original prisoner poetry. His daughter, Dianne Beacher Perfit, published her father's journal in 2001.

Book details

• Full title: Alcatraz Island
• Subtitle: Memoirs of a Rock Doc
• Author: Dianne Beacher Perfit, Milton Daniel Beacher
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268
• EAN: 9780971033207
• ISBN: 097103320X
• ID: 11590452
• Publisher: Pelican Island Publishing
• Weight: 315 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 04. August 2015

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