Alcatraz: A History of the Penitentiary Years, Paperback - Michael Esslinger

Reducere. ALCATRAZ - the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al...

Reducere. NOTE: This book contains graphic depictions of extreme crime and violence. Its content may not be suitable for all readers.Under the cover of night...

Reducere. Thomas Jefferson developed the idea for the Virginia State Penitentiary and set the standard for the future of the American prison system. Designed...

Reducere. As one of America s most notorious prisons, Alcatraz has been a significant part of California s history for over 155 years. The small, lonely rock...

Reducere. DescriptionEastern State Penitentiary: A History documents the stories of the men and the method that shaped one of Philadelphia s most recognizabl...

Reducere. Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

A fair-minded but highly critical interpretation of president Obama and his brand of "hope and change, " grounded in a reality that goes beyond the...

The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the "omphalos"--the "center" or "navel"--of the ancient world for more tha...

DescriptionThe conflict that swept over France from 1337 to 1453 remains the longest military struggle in history. A bitter dynastic fight between ...

A core text for introduction to Canadian history courses offered out of history departments nation-wide.Publisher: Oxford University Press, CanadaA...

A forensic account of political assassinations from the late nineteenth century to the present day.Publisher: Pan MacmillanAuthor(s): Michael Burle...

The penitentiary at Deer Lodge, established in 1870, was Montana Territory's first federal facility. In 1889 it became a state penal institution an...

The forty years of Iran's embattled position, commitment to a nuclear programme, and the speculations that the revolution is running down proving t...

A newly updated edition of the best-selling primer on the social, political, and economic challenges facing Central and South America Ten years aft...

Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing, U.S.Author(s): Jenn ElyNumber of pages: 32Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 224 x 289 x 15Cover type: Hardback...

Reducere. Geronimo was hated by some of his own people, loved by others, but respected by all. The Odyssey of Geronimo, based on history and Apache culture b...

Reducere. Afterlife with no parole. If you die in prison, your soul stays in prison. At least that's what many inmates believed. 998 murders and suicides com...

The book explores the rise of civil divorce in Victorian England, the subsequent operation of a fault system of divorce based solely on grounds of ...

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. The 316th Troop Carrier Group was formed at Patterson Field, Ohio, in February 1942. By November, the Gro...

Reducere. One tried to swim his way out, masquerading in woman's finery that dragged him beneath the raging waters of the Mississippi River. Others tried to ...

Reducere. Alcatraz is one of the most infamous prisons in the world. Evil spirits, unknown beasts, vicious murderers and an untold number of ghosts all are s...

Reducere. In this sequel to Long Title: Looking for the Good Times; Examining the Monkees' Songs, One By One, authors Michael A. Ventrella and Mark Arnold lo...

Reducere. Gregory S. Taylor's Central Prison is the first scholarly study to explore the prison's entire history, from its origins in the 1870s to its status...

Covers the story of raising of Salford Pals during WW1. This book covers the raising of the battalion, training and where they fought, and the impa...

Reducere. DescriptionThe last Public Enemy No. 1 of the Depression era, Alvin "Creepy" Karpis reportedly compiled a record of fifty-four aliases, fifteen ban...

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1900, the Mississippi legislature appropriated funds to purchase approximately 4, 000 acres of farmland in Sunflower County, the hear...

Reducere. From acclaimed journalist David Talbot comes a groundbreaking narrative account of one of the most tumultuous periods in our history: the Kennedy A...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Georgelle HirlimanThe terror lasted for thirty-six hours. When it was over, thirty-three inmates were dead, all at the hand...

The New Knighthood: A History of the Order of the Temple - Malcolm Barber

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): Michael PyeIllustration(s): 16pp colour / b/wNumber of pages: 288Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 128 x 197...

In this book author Michael Meighan examines the history of Scotland through its monuments and memorials.

Reducere. DescriptionSolomon Northup was born a free man in New York State. At the age of 33 he was kidnapped in Washington D.C. and placed in an underground...

Reducere. In 1996 less than half of all eligible voters even bothered to vote. Fewer citizens each year follow government and public affairs regularly or eve...

Reducere. History of Alcatraz Island: 1853-2008, Hardcover

Filled with provocative forecasts about how the world might change in the next half century, Future Files examines emerging patterns and developmen...

Reducere. DescriptionAs Tennessee grew into a modern state, it found itself increasingly beset by crime. In 1831, the legislature approved the construction o...

On fire for God--a sweeping history of puritanism in England and America Begun in the mid-sixteenth century by Protestant nonconformists keen to re...