Alcatraz : The History of an Island Prison: From the Development to an American Myth

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Raaphorst, Donna L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History.

Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California--History.

Prisons--California--Alcatraz Island--History.

United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--History.

Prisons--History--California--Alcatraz Island.

Prisons.

Alcatraz Island (Calif.).

United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California.

Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California.

Local Subjects:

Alcatraz Island (Calif.)--History.

Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California--History.

Prisons--California--Alcatraz Island--History.

United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (525 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Introduction; 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; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-7734-2071-1

OCLC:

781629340