Alcatraz Prison in American history
By: Marilyn Tower Oliver.
Series: In American history
Publisher: Enslow Publishers
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Springfield, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
Subjects: United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- History -- Juvenile literature; Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California -- History -- Juvenile literature; Prisons -- California -- Alcatraz Island -- History -- Juvenile literature; Prisons -- History; Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History -- Juvenile literature; Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History
Description: Traces 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.