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Product Identifiers
PublisherPelican Island Publishing
ISBN-10097103320X
ISBN-139780971033207
eBay Product ID (ePID)7038697136
Product Key Features
Number of Pages258 Pages
Publication NameAlcatraz Island Memoirs of a Rock Doc
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMedical, Penology
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorMilton Daniel Beacher
FormatPerfect
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number4
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-131911
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal365/.66
SynopsisMilton Daniel Beacher, M.D. arrived on Alcatraz Island a na ve 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 "Machine Gun" 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., "Alcatraz Island: Memoirs of a Rock Doc" vividly chronicles the experiences of Milton Daniel Beacher, M.D., an Alcatraz medical officer from 1937-1938. Based on his original journal entries, Beacher's memoir presents a compelling behind-the-bars depiction of life on the Rock for prisoners like Al Capone, "Machine Gun" Kelly, and Alvin Karpis plus the families that lived there, including the doctor and his wife. It includes details of a long prison strike, the Cole/Roe escape, an attempted mass break, and a little history. Befriended by some prisoners, their first-person narratives and original poetry are memorialized. Visit www.alcatrazdoc.com for excerpts and reviews. This book contains 18 original photographs., Milton Daniel Beacher, M.D. arrived on Alcatraz Island a naIve 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 "Machine Gun" 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.
LC Classification NumberHV8843.B43 2001
