Where Is Alcatraz?
Paperback – Folded Map, May 24, 2016
Penguin Young Readers Group · Paperback · May 24, 2016
Escape from the ordinary and break into Alcatraz, America's most famous prison!
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- Who it’s for
- Alcatraz’s history brings together a storied island, notorious inmates, and audacious escape attempts.
- Themes
- Alcatraz history, Notorious inmates, Prison escape attempts
- Genres
- 20th Century U.S., Law & Crime for Kids, U.S. Places
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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.
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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!
Island of Intrigue
Alcatraz’s history brings together a storied island, notorious inmates, and audacious escape attempts.
Come here for
- The island’s passage from 1800s fort to federal prison
- Famous residents and escape schemes involving spoons and raincoats
Expect
- A sweep through Alcatraz’s history, including its 29 years as a federal prison
- A focus on the prison’s most memorable escape attempts
Where it sits
| U.S. Places | 61% |
|---|---|
| Law & Crime for Kids | 37% |
| 20th Century U.S. | 33% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- State & Local History
- 20th Century U.S.
- Symbols & Monuments
- Authors
- Nico Medina
- Publisher
- Penguin Young Readers Group
- Published
- May 24, 2016
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Alcatraz history · Notorious inmates · Prison escape attempts
- Reading lane
- State & Local History