Physical Description:141 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 16 x 21 cm.print
Publisher:San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2012.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: What's in a name? -- The defensive triangle : from citadel to fortress -- Island architecture & the lighthouse : Victorian style -- From fortress to prison -- Escapes -- Life on the rock -- Occupation -- Gardens -- Birds of Alcatraz -- Alcatraz today & tomorrow -- Appendix 1. Alcatraz in the movies -- Appendix 2. Alcatraz : inmates & wardens -- Appendix 3. Escape attempts.