Over the Wall: The Men Behind the 1934 Death House Escape
by Patrick M. McConal
Category: Social Science

The 1930s was one of the most notorious eras in United States history when it came to career criminals roaring across the country in fast cars reining terror on the public and grabbing headlines in the process. The likes of Bonnie and Clyde, John Dillinger, Pretty Boy Floyd and many more were robbing banks, committing murders and becoming legends in their own time. Over the Wall: The Men Behind the 1934 Death House Escape, chronicles one of the most daring prison escapes of the time and from one of the most notorious prisons. Never before revealed facts and eyewitness testimony - as well as newly uncovered, controversial photos - highlight the story of the men who dared to escape from the Death House at Walls Unit in Huntsville, Texas.