Author: Jolene Babyak. Published by Ariel Vamp Press, Berkeley, CA., 2001, 1st Edition. Signed by the Author. Printed in USA. Very Good Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with minor cover handling and age-yellowed. Size: 8.25 x 5.25 inch, 275 pages including index.
BREAKING THE ROCK, The Great Escape from Alcatraz is by historian and former child resident Jolene Babyak. This is a riveting account of the most famous and shocking escape in the history of Alcatraz. Filled with compelling details, BREAKING THE ROCK brings this fascinating story to life as only a writer of Ms. Babyak's caliber can achieve.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jolene Babyak lived on the island during the Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary years, with about 75 other children whose fathers all worked in the prison. Today, she is an accomplished author and Alcatraz historian.
