TY - BOOK AU - Medina,Nico AU - Groff,David TI - Where is Alcatraz? T2 - Where Is SN - 9780448488837 U1 - 365/.979461 PY - 2016/// CY - New York PB - Grosset & Dunlap KW - United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island, California KW - History KW - Juvenile literature KW - Prisons KW - California KW - Alcatraz Island N1 - Lexile : 830L N2 - "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!"-- ER -