HARD TIME: THE LIFE OF AN INCORRIGIBLE ON ALCATRAZ The true story of Charlie Hopkins #1186 one of the last surviving inmates of Alcatraz Penitentiary. "My friend and fellow alumni Charlie Hopkins and I both graduated from America's Top Crime School- Charlie was a better student than I- He's still free!" -James "Whitey" Bulger, #1428 AZ What if one could travel back in time and interview one of the 1500 or so hardened criminals that had served time at Alcatraz Penitentiary before it was permanently closed in 1963? Even if one could do such an impossible thing, what exactly would one ask a man who had rubbed shoulders with some of the most notorious gangsters, murderers, and thieves of the 1930s, 40s, and 50s? How would the conversation go when speaking to a close friend of "Creepy" Al Karpis, the "Birdman of Alcatraz" Robert Stroud, and Whitey Bulger. Now, thanks to author Don DeNevi, for the first time one does not need a time machine to recapture the first hand eyewitness accounts of one man's life on Alcatraz. Alcatraz inmate #1186 was Charles Edward Hopkins and Mr. Hopkins was no ordinary inmate. Not only did he serve time with the Anglin brothers who made the only successful escape from Alcatraz but he was well acquainted with notorious crime boss "Bumpy" Johnson and the legendary Italian mafia boss Vito Genevese and many other infamous Alcatraz inmates. Early in his prison career Charlie was clinically pronounced "psychotic" and "incorrigible" and was sent to Alcatraz. After serving his time, Hopkins disappeared into history before re-emerging in recent years as the pen pal of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. Never before has Charlie's full story been captured and shared with the public. This is his true story as told in 1999 to author Don DeNevi and recently reviewed by him to ensure maximum historical accuracy. Mr. Hopkins is still alive and is approaching 88 years old and is estimated to be one of the last 5 or 6 remaining inmates that served Hard Time in Alcatraz before its closing in 1963. No matter what you have read or think you know about Alcatraz, you may be certain of one thing, you have never heard a story like this.

Hard Time: The Life of an Incorrigible on Alcatraz

Politics & Social Sciences

DeNevi, Don

Hopkins, Charles

Social Sciences

Creative Texts Publishers, LLC

White-hall, or, The Court of England a poem / by Mr. Charles Hopkins. (1698)

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

EEBO Editions, ProQuest

The court-prospect a poem / by Mr. Charles Hopkins. (1699)

The citizenry of America supports our veterans. On return from the service, many Iraq and Afghanistan veterans are attending college. Some of these veterans encounter difficulties that interfere with their efforts to obtain a degree. Recent examination of this situation indicates that higher education is largely unaware of these problems. This book reviews knowledge that can help college administrators and professors to update practices at their school to properly serve the needs of veterans concerning: financial aid, transfer credits, educational programs, classroom climate, and the health care of veterans. Most of the problems discussed here originate in higher education’s lack of knowledge about the unique needs of veterans. America’s educators want as many veterans as possible to attend and complete a college education. If American higher education adjusts its practices to be helpful to veterans, veterans will obtain the education that they pursue.

Educating Veterans in the 21st Century

Herrmann, Douglas

Wilson, Roland B.

Allen, Bert

Politics & Government

BookSurge Publishing

School-Based Enterprise presents a comprehensive and timely discussion of an educational strategy that has many of the advantages of apprenticeship while avoiding the difficulties of recruiting thousands of employers. ?Thomas Bailey, director, Institute on Education and the Economy, Teachers College, Columbia University

School-Based Enterprise: Productive Learning in American High Schools (Jossey Bass Education Series)

Education & Teaching

Stone, James

Stern, David

Crain, Robert

McMillion, Martin

Higher & Continuing Education

Jossey-Bass

A Blameless Walk

History

Americas

Atmosphere Press

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