MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2011019891
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050 00 $aHV9474.A4$bV36 2011
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100 1 $aVan Raaphorst, Donna L.
245 10 $aAlcatraz-- the history of an island prison :$bfrom the development to an American myth /$cDonna L. Van Raaphorst ; with a foreword by John Holian.
260 $aLewiston, N.Y. :$bEdwin Mellen Press,$cc2011.
300 $aiv, 510 p., [60] p. of plates :$bill. (some col.) ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aForeword 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.
650 0 $aPrisons$zCalifornia$zAlcatraz Island$xHistory.
651 0 $aAlcatraz Island (Calif.)$xHistory.
610 20 $aUnited States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California$xHistory.
610 20 $aMilitary Prison at Alcatraz Island, California$xHistory.