Fortress Alcatraz : guardian of the Golden Gate /
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Author / Creator: | Martini, John A., 1951- |
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Edition: | [Updated ed.] |
Imprint: | Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, c2004. |
Description: | 164 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5373780 |
Summary: | San Francisco historian John Arturo Martini explains the fascinating history of this landmark, from its discovery and seizure to its role during wartime; its tenure as a maximum-security federal prison; and finally to its present-day status as part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. |
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Physical Description: | 164 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]) and index. |
ISBN: | 1580086268 |