Alcatraz-- the history of an island prison from the development to an American myth
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lewiston, N.Y. :
Edwin Mellen Press
c2011.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31024397*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.
