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As one of America's most notorious prisons, Alcatraz has been a significant part of California's history for over 155 years. The small, lonely rock, known in se

ALCATRAZ: the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al Capone of his

In words and photographs, this book captures the most famous -- or infamous -- aspect of the island's history, its years as a maximum-security federal penitenti

The Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary was a nearly escape-proof prison located on a small island in San Francisco Bay. America’s most dangerous criminals were imp

Offers a look at the life of the children who grew up on this infamous island with their families throughout its long and diverse history as a military prison,