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!
| ISBN: | 9780448488837 |
| Publication date: | 24th May 2016 |
| Author: | Nico Medina |
| Illustrator: | David Groff |
| Publisher: | Penguin Workshop an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 108 pages |
| Series: | Where Is...? |
| Genres: |
Children’s / Teenage general interest: Countries, cultures and national identity History |