ON THE ROCK Public Enemy Number One Twenty-five years in Alcatraz. In the history of crime the FBI tagged only four men as Public Enemy No. 1: John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and Canadian-born Alvin Karpis. All but Karpis met violent ends. In 1936 the FBI arrested Karpis in New Orleans. He received a 'life' sentence on a kidnapping charge to be served in the mysterious superprison in San Francisco Bay - Alcatraz. The prison story of Alvin Karpis as told to Robert Livesey. Cover design by Peter Maher. Illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photographs. L.B.S. Inc. Publications, 1988. Tight, clean copy in near fine condition. Pages white. Minor cover wear (please see pictures). We combine shipping as long as all book purchases are paid for in one Pay Pal transaction. Five or more books will be free shipping. You can wait until you receive an invoice from us or add 25 cents for each additional book up to four books.