Alcatraz Island was home to some of the nation\'s most notorious criminals.
With over twenty years of research, Esslinger, author of Alcatraz: Definitive History of th.
In Michael Esslinger\'s latest book, Letters from Alcatraz, the prisoners\' stories come to life in their own words.
Prisoners include Al Capone, Mickey Cohen, James "Whitey" Bulger, George "Machine Gun" Kelly, Robert Stroud- the Birdman of Alcatraz, Alvin Karpis, Henry Young, Frank Morris, John & Clarence Anglin, and Roy Gardner.
Alcatraz Island was home to some of the nation\'s most notorious criminals