Alcatraz-- the history of an island prison
Subtitle: from the development to an American myth
By: Donna L. Van Raaphorst ; with a foreword by John Holian
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lewiston, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 510
ISBN-13: 9780773415966
Subjects: California Military Prison at Alcatraz Island; United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California; Prisons; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by John Holian; title: Mythical Alcatraz; title: Discovery : twenty-two acres of barren rock; title: The United States army takes over; title: The transition from post to prison; title: A new type of prison for a new age; title: The heart of the myth : a statistical analysis of the inmates; title: Colorful inmates; title: Life on the island for two different populations; title: Escape from Alcatraz; title: The end of an era; title: Native American takeover; title: Alcatraz today.