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To the men confined there, it is not only the ultimate in isolation but the most ironic because they are there in the midst of the activity of a busy harbor with small craft darting to and from San Francisco, Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, Richmond, and Sausalito; within sound of the honking horns of a ceaseless procession of automobiles crossing the bridges; within sight of ocean lines as they glide through the Golden Gate to far away ports in the vast Pacific, and within sight and sound of air clippers and their buzzing motors, all reminding them that life is near but freedom far. |
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Alcatraz: The Warden Johnston Years is pleased to announce the following recognitions. More importantly, I thank you for visiting us. I hope you will enjoy exploring the site and come again to enjoy new discoveries as I find them. |