The Secrets Of Alcatraz

Author : Susan Sloate
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 140273591X
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Secrets of Alcatraz written by Susan Sloate and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the history of California's Alcatraz Island, beginning with its use as a military prison, then as a national maximum security prison, also discussing some of the famous prisoners, attempts to escape, attempts of native Americans to reclaim the island, and its current status as a national park.

Author : Susan Sloate
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780545238441
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mysteries Unwrapped written by Susan Sloate and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the history of California's Alcatraz Island, beginning with its use as a military prison, then as a national maximum security prison, also discussing some of the famous prisoners, attempts to escape, attempts of native Americans to reclaim the island, and its current status as a national park.

Author : Michael Esslinger
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780970461469
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alcatraz written by Michael Esslinger and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 power. It tamed "Machine Gun" Kelly into a model of decorum. It took the birds away from the Birdman of Alcatraz.This mammoth reference navigates the island's history through rarely seen documents, interviews and hundreds of pages of historic photographs. Author interviews range from men such as legendary FBI fugitive James Whitey Bulger; Dale Stamphill, a principle in the 1938 escape with Doc Barker and Henry Young; to Atom Spy Morton Sobell, the co-defendant of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Michael Esslinger thoroughly details the prominent events, inmates, and life inside the most infamous prison in American History. His research included hundreds of hours examining actual Alcatraz inmate case files (including rare original documents from Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, and over a hundred others) exploring the prison grounds from the rooftop to the waterfront to help retrace events, escape routes, in addition to conducting various interviews with former inmates and guards. His study has resulted in detailed accounts of all the recorded escape attempts including the Battle of Alcatraz. A detailed account of the 1962 escape of Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers provides rare insight extracted through photos, and over 1,700 pages of FBI and Bureau of Prisons investigative notes. Detailed narratives of Alcatraz's most notable inmates who include Robert Stroud (Birdman of Alcatraz), Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Frank Morris, the Anglin Brothers, Doc Barker, Joe Cretzer, Bernard Coy, Miran Thompson, Sam Shockley, and many-many others. Alcatraz: A History of the Penitentiary Years, is a comprehensive reference on the history of Alcatraz and contains one of the most comprehensive archives of inmate and prison life photographs (over 1,000).

Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780439925501
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alcatraz Vs. the Evil Librarians written by Brandon Sanderson and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.

Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 0765378965
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Scrivener's Bones written by Brandon Sanderson and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-02-16 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New deluxe hardcover editions of the Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians middle-grade series from #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson

Author : Matt Chandler
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1666320609
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Daring Escape from Alcatraz written by Matt Chandler and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2022 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Located on an island in San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz was once considered one of the country's most secure prisons. But that didn't stop three prisoners from making a daring escape the night of June 11, 1962. They set sail across the bay on a homemade raft made of raincoats. Then they vanished. What happened to them? Explore the theories and discover why their escape has become one of history's greatest mysteries"--

Author : Stephanie Watson
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 161478468X
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Escape from Alcatraz written by Stephanie Watson and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Put on your detective hat and uncover the facts and myths about the escape from Alcatraz. Topics discussed include the history of Alcatraz Island and the prison located in San Francisco Bay, just offshore California, life and security in the prison, unsuccessful escape attempts, the men involved in the great escape, details of the escape plot, the investigation and search, and theories about what happened to the men who escaped. Features include a Tools and Clues section that highlights research tools, technology, and investigative methods, a timeline, a glossary, selected bibliography, further readings, places to visit, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Brandon Sanderson
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0439925541
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones written by Brandon Sanderson and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Al's father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scrivener's Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary.

Author : Cory Kincade
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780961875244
Total Pages : 69 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alcatraz Most Wanted written by Cory Kincade and published by . This book was released on 2008-06-01 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Psychological profiles of the most famous prisoners on Alcatraz including Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Doc Barker, Creepy Karpis, Mickey Cohen, Whitey Bulger + nine others.

Author : Gennifer Choldenko
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440629633
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Al Capone Does My Shirts written by Gennifer Choldenko and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-04-20 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a prisoner, but as a kid meeting some of the most famous criminals in our history. Al Capone Does My Shirts has become an instant classic for all kids to read! Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by water. I'm not the only kid who lives here. There are twenty-three other kids who live on the island because their dads work as guards or cooks or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad does. And then there are a ton of murderers, rapists, hit men, con men, stickup men, embezzlers, connivers, burglars, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two, though I doubt it. The convicts we have are the kind other prisons don't want. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. You get to Alcatraz by being the worst of the worst. Unless you're me. I came here because my mother said I had to. A Newbery Honor Book A New York Times Bestseller A People magazine "Best kid's Book" An ALA Book for Young Adults An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A Krikus Reviews Editor's Choice A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Parents' Choice Silver Honor Book A New York Public Library "100 Titles for Reading and Sharing" Selection A New York Public Library Best Book for the Teen Age *"Choldenko's pacing is exquisite. . . . [A] great read."—Kirkus Reviews, starred review *"Exceptionally atmospheric, fast-paced and memorable!"—Publishers Weekly, starred review *"The story, told with humor and skill, will fascinate readers."—School Library Journal, starred review "Al is the perfect novel for a young guy or moll who digs books by Gordon Korman, or Louis Sachar."—Time Out New York for Kids "Funny situations and plot twists abound!"—People magazine "Heartstopping in some places, heartrending in others, and most of all, it is heartwarming."—San Francisco Chronicle