Birdman: The Many Faces of Robert Stroud
- ISBN-10
- 0961875224
- ISBN-13
- 9780961875220
- Series
- Birdman
- Pages
- 327
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994
- Publisher
- Ariel Vamp Press
- Author
- Jolene Babyak
Description
A genius? A scientist? A sociopath? Known to millions as the "Birdman" of Alcatraz, was he the earnest, warm-hearted "bird doctor" and writer of two books, as portrayed by Burt Lancaster in the 1962 film? Or was he a far more flamboyant and diabolical double-murderer, whose event-filled, tragicomic life converted a 12-year conviction into a 54-year death sentence? Meticulously researched, with never-before-published prison reports and Stroud's own writings, with quotes from prisoners, officers, psychologists and avian pathologists, Birdman explodes the myths surrounding Robert Stroud.--From publisher description.
