Alcatraz Prison in American historyTraces the development of the federal prison at Alcatraz Island from the days of Spanish exploration, through its years as a military prison, to its fame as the most escape-proof prison in America. |
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Contents
Early Settlements | 15 |
Fort and Lighthouse | 22 |
Alcatraz Military Prison | 33 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Alcatraz Prison in American history In American history |
| Author | Marilyn Tower Oliver |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Enslow Publishers, 1998 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | Apr 3, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0894909908, 9780894909900 |
| Length | 128 pages |
| Subjects | › › › Alcatraz Island (Calif.) Juvenile Nonfiction / History / United States / State & Local Juvenile Nonfiction / Law & Crime Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / United States / General Prisons Prisons/ California/ Alcatraz Island/ History/ Juvenile literature Prisons/ History |
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