Category: Biographies

Alcatraz: The Last Escape – a Review

𝐴𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑧: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐸𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑒 tells the story of a daring escape from a prison that was supposed to be impossible to escape from. In 1979, the movie Escape from Alcatraz was released. According to this movie, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin did succeed in escaping from Alcatraz only to drown and become fish food. That wasn’t much of a success. But is that what really happened?

Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier – a Review

Who was the real Daniel Boone? Was he the pioneer and explorer who wore a coonskin cap in the television show that bears his name historically accurate? I watched the reruns of 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑒 when I was a child. History intrigued me, but at the time, I didn’t realize how historically inaccurate the show was. And let’s be honest. At that time, I probably didn’t care.