An Unexpected Life: A Black Youth's Journey From Bank Robber To Architect

An Unexpected Life By: Tonio Rocciano Tonio Rocciano was just fifteen. Considered “too young” and “too small,” no one would hire him. So he robbed a bank. He was caught and sentenced to the state reformatory in 1947. At seventeen, Tonio was conditionally released. As a Navy frogman he participated in the Korean invasion at Inchon. Tonio would be discharged for striking an officer. Once he was a civilian, Tonio fought with a man who had called him a racial slur; Tonio was incarcerated once again in Buena Vista. An unfortunate event sent Tonio to the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City in a cell on Death Row. The truth is yet to be known. Unwind the story of An Unexpected Life: Tonio’s twists, tumbles and intrigue will draw you into this fascinating account of a multiracial youth finding his way.

• | Author: Tonio Rocciano
• | Publisher: Rosedog Books
• | Publication Date: Nov 01, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 228 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Biography & Autobiography
• | ISBN-10: 1480981923
• | ISBN-13: 9781480981928