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Rock Hard: Autobiography of Former Alcatraz Inmate Leon "Whitey" Thompson

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This autobiography of a former Alcatraz inmate is a harrowing, brutally honest account of one man's years on "The Rock". From 1958 to 1962, Whitey Thompson was one of Alcatraz's last inmates, released four months before the prison was closed down as obsolete and inhumane. 8-page insert.
Paperback , 384 pages
Published March 1st 1994 by Pocket Books
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