Alcatraz. a 14 page research paper on the historic prison near San Fransico. includes work cited page.
Title: Alcatraz. a 14 page research paper on the historic prison near San Fransico. includes work cited page.
Category: /History
Details: Words: 3880 | Pages: 14 (approximately 235 words/page)
Alcatraz. a 14 page research paper on the historic prison near San Fransico. includes work cited page.
Category: /History
Details: Words: 3880 | Pages: 14 (approximately 235 words/page)
Alcatraz
Alcatraz Island has quite a distinct history. Many people know that Alcatraz served as a federal prison, but most are reluctant to know that this island served as a fort built before the Civil War, it served two main purposes. First, that it was to guard the San Francisco bay area from enemy ships against a foreign invasion, and second, to hold hostage prisoners of war or POW's as they were called. In this
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The Rock. San Francisco: Cooper, 1985.
2. Alcatraz Homepage. 12 Apr. 2002. AHS. 24 Apr. 2002 <www.Alcatraz.com>
3. Halvorson, Clyde. University of Minnesota, 1990, Vol. 1 of In the life of Alcatraz.
pages 44- 46.
4. Hellem M. William, Medical Physician on Alcataz Island, 1983, Vol. 1 of
In the life of Alcatraz pages 132-134.
5. History of Alcatraz. 27 Mar. 2002. AHS. Alcatraz Historical Society.
Apr. 20 2002 <http://www.AHS.index.html>
6. Web, Donald, and Hellen Spiker, eds. The Days of Alcatraz. Los Angeles:
Hoyt, 1995.