Alcatraz - From a Federal Prison to a National Historic Landmark (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The book focuses on Alcatraz, an island located in the San Francisco Bay. Often referred to as The Rock, the small island served as a lighthouse, a military fortification, a military prison, and a federal prison until 1963. In 1972, Alcatraz became a national recreation area and received landmarking designations in 1976 and 1986. Read about famous inmates, the Battle of Alcatraz, the June 1962 escape, and its place in pop culture. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.