| Description |
1 online resource (iv, 510 pages, 60 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by John Holian -- Mythical Alcatraz -- Discovery : twenty-two acres of barren rock -- The United States Army takes over -- The transition from post to prison -- A new type of prison for a new age -- The heart of the myth : a statistical analysis of the inmates -- Colorful inmates -- Life on the island for two different populations -- Escape from Alcatraz -- The end of an era -- Native American takeover -- Alcatraz today. |
| Summary |
This study provides the only available chronologically complete history of Alcatraz Island. It challenges many commonly held assumptions about Alcatraz as a prison for dangerous criminals. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- History.
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California. |
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History. |
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Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California -- History.
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California. |
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Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California. |
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Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California. |
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Prisons -- California -- Alcatraz Island -- History.
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Prisons. |
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California -- Alcatraz Island. |
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Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Van Raaphorst, Donna L. Alcatraz-- the history of an island prison. Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011 9780773415966 (DLC) 2011019891 (OCoLC)721912549 |
| ISBN |
9780773420717 (electronic book) |
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0773420711 (electronic book) |
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9780773415966 |
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0773415963 |
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