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Alcatraz : history and design of a landmark / Donald MacDonald and Ira Nadel.

Title
Alcatraz : history and design of a landmark / Donald MacDonald and Ira Nadel.
Author
MacDonald, Donald, 1935-
Publication
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2012.

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Additional Authors
Nadel, Ira Bruce
Description
141 p. : col. ill., col. maps; 16 x 21 cm.
Subject
  • Alcatraz Island (Calif.) > History
  • Military Prison at Alcatraz Island, California
  • United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California > History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
What's in a name? -- The defensive triangle : from citadel to fortress -- Island architecture & the lighthouse : Victorian style -- From fortress to prison -- Escapes -- Life on the rock -- Occupation -- Gardens -- Birds of Alcatraz -- Alcatraz today & tomorrow -- Appendix 1. Alcatraz in the movies -- Appendix 2. Alcatraz : inmates & wardens -- Appendix 3. Escape attempts.
ISBN
  • 9781452101538
  • 1452101531
LCCN
^^2011051722
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library