January 26th Rare Autograph & Book Auction
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/26/2023
ALS signed “Bob, Robert Stroud #594,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, January 6, 1957. Letter written from Alcatraz, where he writes his friend Minnie, about how some friends are feeling and goes onto how he is feeling lately. He also writes about reading some books on poetry and reading some books in different languages of French, Italian and Spanish. In fine condition.
Robert Stroud (January 28, 1890 – November 21, 1963), known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz", was a convicted murderer, American federal prisoner, and author who has been cited as one of the most notorious criminals in the United States. During his time at Leavenworth Penitentiary, he reared and sold birds and became a respected ornithologist. From 1942 to 1959, he was incarcerated at Alcatraz, where regulations did not allow him to keep birds. Stroud was never released from the federal prison system; he was imprisoned from 1909 to his death in 1963.
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Robert Stroud The Birdman Of Alcatraz 1957
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