The mammoth book of prison breaks
Simpson, Paul, 1963-2013
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This work features true stories of prison breaks including those of Frank Abagnale, whose story is told in 'Catch Me If You Can'; Henri Charrir̈e who claimed to have escaped from the supposedly inescapable Devil's Island - the true story as opposed to his questionable memoir, Papillon; Bud Day, said to be the only US serviceman ever to have escaped to South Vietnam; the six prisoners who escaped from Death Row in Mecklenburg Correctional Center; and Pascal Payeret, the French armed robber who escaped not once, but twice from French prisons with the help of a helicopter.
Main title:
The mammoth book of prison breaks / Paul Simpson.
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Imprint:
London : Robinson, 2013.
Collation:
xi, 514 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781472100238 (pbk)9781472100245 (ebook)
Dewey class:
365.641
Language:
English
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BRN:
948077