Where Is Alcatraz?

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. 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

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 05/24/2016
ISBN: 9780448488837
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.20lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.30w x 0.20d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 182536 / Where Is Alcatraz?
Reading Level: 5.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1