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Where is Alcatraz? / by Nico Medina ; illustrated by David Groff.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: Publisher: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, [2016]Description: 108 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780448488837
  • 9780399542329
  • 9781518119545
  • 0448488833
  • 0399542329
  • 1518119549
  • 9781338137224
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 365 MED 23
LOC classification:
  • HV9474.A4 M43 2016
Contents:
Where Is Alcatraz? -- Island of the Pelicans -- Gangland -- Welcome to The Rock -- The Daily Grind -- Escape from Alcatraz -- This Rock Is Ours -- Alcatraz Now -- Timelines.
Summary: Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and 'Machine Gun' Kelly."
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Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison! The island of Alcatraz has always been a place that's fascinated visitors, from the Native American tribes who believed it was home to evil spirits to the Spanish explorers who discovered the island. In modern times, it was a federal prison for only 29 years, but now draws over a million visitors each year. Learn the history of America's most famous prison, from its initial construction as a fort in the 1800s, to its most famous residents such as Al Capone and 'Machine Gun' Kelly."

Includes bibliographical references (page 108).

Where Is Alcatraz? -- Island of the Pelicans -- Gangland -- Welcome to The Rock -- The Daily Grind -- Escape from Alcatraz -- This Rock Is Ours -- Alcatraz Now -- Timelines.

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