Where is Alcatraz?
Titre
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Where is Alcatraz?
Nico, Medina
Sommaire
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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. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts--even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!
Date de publication comme intervalle
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2016
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Description matérielle
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108 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm.
Table des matières
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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.
Vedette-matière - nom collectif
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United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California -- History.
Terme de vedette-matière
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Prisons -- California -- Alcatraz Island -- History.
Prisons
Terme géographique
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Alcatraz Island (Calif.) -- History.
California -- Alcatraz Island (OCoLC)fst01241038.
Vedette secondaire auteur
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Groff, David, 1956-
Résumé
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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. Where Is Alcatraz? also chronicles some of the most exciting escape attempts--even one that involved chipping through stone with spoons and constructing rafts out of raincoats!
Numéro international normalisé des livres (ISBN)
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9781338128796
Informations de publication
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New York, NY : Scholastic, [2016]
| Bibliothèque | Numéro de rayon | Type de document | Code à barres du document | Statut |
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| George P. Nicholson | 979.4 MED | Book | 31004000272646 | Non-Fiction |