The Escape from Alcatraz
Definitive EditionBy Carlos Cabezas López
Length2h 50m
About this audiobook
Alcatraz. The island no one escaped from.
Until three men did.
On the night of June 11, 1962, Frank Morris and the Anglin brothers vanished from the most secure prison in the United States. What followed has puzzled historians, criminologists, and conspiracy theorists for over sixty years.
The Alcatraz Escape is a gripping account that reconstructs the facts behind the infamous breakout, blending historical precision with a compelling narrative style. Far from a simple retelling, this book delves into the minds of the men who defied the system—and possibly the Pacific Ocean.
This definitive edition has been thoroughly revised and expanded to provide the most complete version of the story, placing the escape in its historical, cultural, and human context.
Was it a jailbreak… or a perfect disappearance?
Carlos Cabezas López presents a deeply researched work that explores not only how the escape happened, but why it continues to haunt the public imagination.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 5.0 (4)
GenreTrue Crime, Biography and Memoir
Length2 hrs 50 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 13, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1CHAPTER I – PART 1: THE ROCK AS A CHARACTER
24CHAPTER V – PART 4: THE RAFT OF HOPE
2CHAPTER I – PART 2: GEOGRAPHY OF ISOLATION
25CHAPTER V – PART 5: THE LEAP INTO THE ABYSS
3CHAPTER I – PART 3: FROM FORT TO FORTRESS
26CHAPTER VI – PART 1: THE GUARD AND THE FALSE HEAD
4CHAPTER I – PART 4: THE MYTH OF THE IMPOSSIBLE
27CHAPTER VI – PART 2: THE ISLAND IN FLAMES
5CHAPTER I – PART 5: THE ISLAND AS THE FINAL FRONTIER
28CHAPTER VI – PART 3: THE FBI REPORT
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6CHAPTER II – PART 1: FRANK MORRIS, THE COLD STRATEGIST
29CHAPTER VI – PART 4: THE IMPOSSIBLE TRAIL
7CHAPTER II – PART 2: CLARENCE AND JOHN ANGLIN, THE INVISIBLE TWINS
30CHAPTER VI – PART 5: THE CLOSING THAT NEVER CLOSED
8CHAPTER II – PART 3: ALLEN WEST, THE PRISONER WHO STAYED BEHIND
31CHAPTER VII – PART 1: THE ESCAPE AS A SYMBOL
9CHAPTER II – PART 4: OTHER ACCOMPLICES AND THEIR INVOLVEMENT
32CHAPTER VII – PART 2: THE PRISONER AS HERO
10CHAPTER II – PART 5: INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATIONS FOR THE ESCAPE
33CHAPTER VII – PART 3: PRISON AS A MIRROR
11CHAPTER III – PART 1: SUFFOCATING ROUTINES
34CHAPTER VII – PART 4: JUSTICE THAT DOES NOT REPAIR
12CHAPTER III – PART 2: THE ALL-SEEING EYE (THAT SEES NOTHING)
35CHAPTER VII – PART 5: THE MEMORY THAT CANNOT BE CONFINED
13CHAPTER III – PART 3: THE GUARDIANS OF THE ROCK
36CHAPTER VIII – PART 1: ALCATRAZ IN FILM, TELEVISION, AND LITERATURE
14CHAPTER III – PART 4: CLOCKS WITHOUT TIME
37CHAPTER VIII – PART 2: THE FUGITIVE AS A LITERARY AND CINEMATIC ARCHETYPE
15CHAPTER III – PART 5: INDUCED SOLITUDE
38CHAPTER VIII – PART 3: NARRATIVES OF CONFINEMENT
16CHAPTER IV – PART 1: A LOOK, A PLAN
39CHAPTER VIII – PART 4: TRUTH, FICTION, AND MEMORY
17CHAPTER IV – PART 2: SPOONS, FANS, AND PAPER-MACHÉ HEADS
40CHAPTER VIII – PART 5: REWRITING HISTORY
18CHAPTER IV – PART 3: TUNNELS IN THE DARK
41CHAPTER IX – PART 1: THE MAP OF NO RETURN
19CHAPTER IV – PART 4: SILENT COMMUNICATION
42CHAPTER IX – PART 2: MYSTERY AS TRUTH
20CHAPTER IV – PART 5: THE ART OF HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT
43CHAPTER IX – PART 3: THE MYTH THAT REVEALS US
21CHAPTER V – PART 1: THE LAST COUNT
44CHAPTER IX – PART 4: THE QUESTIONS WE LEAVE OPEN
22CHAPTER V – PART 2: THE EMPTY CELL
45CHAPTER IX – PART 5: THE SILENCE THAT PROTECTS THEM
23CHAPTER V – PART 3: WALKING IN THE SHADOWS
46EPILOGUE
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