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Alcatraz-- the history of an island prison : from the development to an American myth / Donna L. Van Raaphorst ; with a foreword by John Holian.
- Title
- Alcatraz-- the history of an island prison : from the development to an American myth / Donna L. Van Raaphorst ; with a foreword by John Holian.
- Author
- Van Raaphorst, Donna L.
- Publication
- Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2011.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | HV9474.A4 V36 2011 | Off-site |
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- Description
- iv, 510 p., [60] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 24 cm.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Foreword by John Holian -- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780773415966
- 0773415963
- LCCN
- ^^2011019891
- OCLC
- 721912549
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library