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    Alcatraz: History and Design of a Landmark

    By Donald MacDonald and Ira Nadel

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    Shrouded in mystery and rich with history, Alcatraz draws over a million visitors each year. This enlightening volume provides the first complete history of Alcatraz told through its architecture. In friendly illustrations and accessible text, authors Donald MacDonald and Ira Nadel reveal the design decisions that have shaped the island from its first brick and masonry fortress to the infamous concrete cellblock, to the landscape design of its contemporary gardens and bird sanctuaries. Packed with intriguing facts throughout, this little treasure allows an unprecedented glimpse into the life of the island. In a lovely cloth-bound package, this is an eminently giftable book and an entertaining look at one of the nation's most visited destinations.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateFeb 3, 2012
    ISBN9781452113104
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    Alcatraz: History and Design of a Landmark
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    Donald MacDonald

    The author was a Counter Terrorist Detective with the Royal Ulster Constabulary/PSNI, working in staunch protestant loyalist and catholic republican areas in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He received Her Majesty the Queens Commendation for Brave Conduct during his service in Belfast.

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    • 3/5
      I have always been fascinated by architecture and in my younger years fascinated with Alcatraz Island. This small book is a complete history of the island and the buildings that made Alcatraz famous. The simple text is accompanied by beautiful illustrations. My favorite chapter is number two that talks about Alcatraz as a fortress during the Civil War (a part of the history that I was unfamiliar with). The only thing that I did not like was the tiny font used for the text.