Alcatraz: History and Design of a Landmark

by Ira B. Nadel and Donald Macdonald

Shrouded in mystery and rich with history, Alcatraz draws over a million visitors each year. This enlightening volume provides the first complete history of Alcatraz told through its architecture. In friendly illustrations and accessible text, authors Donald MacDonald and Ira Nadel reveal the design decisions that have shaped the island from its first brick and masonry fortress to the infamous concrete cellblock, to the landscape design of its contemporary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1452101531
• ISBN13: 9781452101538
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 6.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary