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

By Donna L. Van Raaphorst

This book provides the only available chronologically complete history of Alcatraz Island with photographs, maps, and challenges many commonly held assumptions about Alcatraz as a prison for dangerous criminals.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773415963
• ISBN13: 9780773415966
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr
• Length: 510 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.5" x 6.3"