About the Author

George H. Gregory was a correctional officer at the U.S. Penitentiary at Alcatraz from 1947 to 1962.

Reviews

George Gregory arrived at Alcatraz during a critical juncture in the Institution's history. Only a year earlier, two officers and three inmates had been killed in the island prison's most violent upheaval - an escape gone awry, known as 'Alcatraz Blastout.' Then, one year after Gregory's arrival, the first warden at Alcatraz - the legendary James 'Salt Water' Johnson - retired. In short, he saw it all - and he remembered it all. - JOHN W. ROBERTS, FROM THE INTRODUCTION