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Award-winning author Lawrence P. Gooley will present “Escapes, Tortures, and Executions: The Brutal History of Clinton Prison at Dannemora,” a PowerPoint presentation based on Gooley’s books, Escape from Dannemora and Dannemora’s Death House.
Episode 199: Adirondack author Lawrence P. Gooley talks about two books he was written about Dannemora Prison in northern New York. His most recent book is Dannemora’s Death House: The Crimes and Fates of 41 Killers Sentenced to Die in Clinton Prison’s Electric Chair.
NCPR, April 13, 2017—Coming soon: Lifetime premieres two films about Joyce Mitchell, 2015 prison break: In addition to those upcoming films, the Dannemora escape has already inspired at least three books, including one from the Plattsburgh Press-Republican, another by a writer in Brooklyn, and a third by North Country historian Lawrence Gooley.
Gooley said “Escape from Dannemora” was his fastest selling book by far.
Award-winning author Lawrence P. Gooley will present “Escape from Dannemora,” a PowerPoint presentation based on his book, Escape from Dannemora: 170 Years of Escapes, Tortures, and Infamous Inmates at New York’s Most Notorious Prison.
Associated Event Listing: Presentation: Escape from Dannemora (Big Moose Community Chapel)
Adirondack Express, July 5, 2016—Big Moose Chapel lecture will be about Dannemora on July 12: A Town of Webb Historical Association presentation: “Escape From Dannemora: Breakouts, Tortures and Violence in Clinton Prison’s Past” (based on Lawrence P. Gooley’s latest book, Escape from Dannemora: 170 Years of Escapes, Tortures and Infamous Inmates at New York’s Most Notorious Prison) will feature an overview of Clinton Prison’s history including details of numerous escapes and attempts, routine punishments and profiles of famous and infamous inmates. The presentation will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12 at the Big Moose Community Chapel.
Award-winning author Lawrence P. Gooley will present “Escape from Dannemora,” a PowerPoint presentation based on his book, Escape from Dannemora: 170 Years of Escapes, Tortures, and Infamous Inmates at New York’s Most Notorious Prison.
Lawrence P. Gooley, author of Escape from Dannemora, is interviewed on the June 6, 2016, edition of WCAX News as part of their one-year anniversary coverage of the Dannemora prison escape.
The Post-Star, January 23, 2016—Prison Break: Author writes book on history of prison escapes long before Matt and Sweat: When Lawrence Gooley heard news reports about David Sweat and Richard Matt being the only men to escape Clinton Correctional Facility, he got increasingly annoyed. “I was listening to the newscasts, thinking ‘You’re so far from the truth,'” said Gooley, author of 20 books, including Escape from Dannemora: 170 Years of Escapes, Tortures and Infamous Inmates at New York’s Most Notorious Prison.
Award-winning author Lawrence P. Gooley will present “Escape from Dannemora,” a PowerPoint presentation based on his book,
Escape from Dannemora: 170 Years of Escapes, Tortures, and Infamous Inmates at New York’s Most Notorious Prison.
Associated Event Listing: Presentation: Escape from Dannemora (Clinton County Museum)
Sun Community News, December 4, 2015—Author to give presentation on Clinton Prison: Award-winning local author Lawrence Gooley will be giving a presentation called “Escape From Dannemora: Breakouts, Tortures and Violence in Clinton Prison’s Past” (based on his new book, Escape from Dannemora: 170 Years of Escapes, Tortures and Infamous Inmates at New York’s Most Notorious Prison) on Monday, Dec. 7 at 7 p.m.