Alcatraz-- the history of an island prison: from the development to an American myth
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Main Author: Van Raaphorst, Donna L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lewiston, N.Y. Edwin Mellen Press ©2011
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
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
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (iv, 510 pages, [60] pages of plates)
ISBN:0773415963
0773420711
9780773415966
9780773420717

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