Birdman of Alcatraz
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You will see all theman-made and natural beauties
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of the most spectacular bay in the world.
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You'll pass beneaththe famous Golden Gate Bridge,
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considered to be one of the moststriking structures ever erected by man.
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From the bay, you will thrillto the magnificent San Francisco skyline.
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Your cruise ship, the Harbour King,will circle Alcatraz,
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a maximum-security prison containingthe most dangerous criminals in America,
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and has been the home of suchnotorious figures as Al Capone,
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Baby Face Nelsonand Machine Gun Kelly.
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That's the island of Alcatraz.
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There's a man leaving there todayafter 17 years' imprisonment.
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His name is Robert Stroud.
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He's spent most of his life behind bars,
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including 43 yearsin solitary confinement.
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He has never used a telephoneor driven an automobile.
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The last time he broke breadwith another human being was in 1916,
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the year Kaiser Wilhelm ordered thesinking of the Lusitania in World War I.
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My name is Tom Gaddis.I wrote a book about this man.
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Our storyproperly begins in the year 1912.
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A cargo of rebellious prisonerswas being transferred
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from the federal penitentiary at McNeilIsland, Washington, to The Big Top,
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the name given by convictsto the prison at Leavenworth, Kansas.
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