Notorious criminal (1890-1963) who, while imprisoned, became a self-educated authority on birds and earned the nickname 'The Birdman of Alcatraz.' ALS signed “Bob, Robert Stroud, 594",” one page both sides, lightly lined, 8 x 10.25, Alcatraz Prison stationery letterhead, November 1, 1946. Letter to Fred E. Daw, his longtime friend and president of the Chicago Bird Club, in part (spelling and grammar retained): "This is a very unique place. The is nothing like it anywhere in the world. It is often said here that this is a place where anything can happen, and it does. The little affair that made the headlines last spring was one of those impossible thing, but more unbelievable than many things no one ever heard about. One of then is that the delay in that other letter being mailed was due to the fact that it was sent back to me to be written over in my regular handwriting…I am glad you get to se all those event, since you enjoy them, though I don’t go in for any type of sporting event. I have an intense dislike for crowds, particularly crowds engaged in making ideots of themselves. My favorite amusement is good musical shows. I go for them in a big way. The last time I attended a ball game, there was an ideot sitting next to me who, every time anyone made a play, would start flaying his arms around like one gone mad, pounding me on my legs and back. I told him politely, the first time, to keep his hand at home; the next he did it, I was less polity, but that did not do any good, either. Finally, I said, ‘The next time you put one of those thing on me, I’m going to cut it off and throw it over the wall.’ He moved away from me, and later told a friend of mine he thought I was crazy. Well, at that time, 1915, I was suffering with Bright’s disease, and my nerves were not in good condition, but I’ve always had a dislike for such situations.” Stroud also adds his name in the upper left field. In fine condition.
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