1946 Alcatraz Escape Attempt Led by Library Orderly from Kentucky

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
2001
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Kentucky Libraries
Volume
65
Pagination
8-10
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Tells the story of Bernard Paul Coy a library orderly at Alcatraz Prison, who was originally from Louisville, Kentucky. Coy used his job distributing library materials across the prison to help facilitate an escape in May 1946.