Alcatraz Island Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis of A Brief History of Alcatraz.

Alcatraz Island Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis of A Brief History of Alcatraz.
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A Brief History of Alcatraz

Summary: Alcatraz, also known as "The Rock," is a well-known yet mysterious island near San Francisco that served as a notorious U.S. prison.

Alcatraz, also known as "The Rock", is a well-known yet mysterious place containing many forgotten memories and lost ghosts. Though no one really knows everything that went on within the concealed walls of the old prison, it still manages to trap the interests of millions of people who visit the national park each day on the small island in the San Francisco Bay. Not only has it trapped the interests of those millions of visitors, but it has also trapped mine as well.

Discovered in 1775 by a Spanish explorer named Juan Miguel de Ayala, La Isla de los Alcatraces was nothing more than a small island inhabited by a group of pelicans from which the island acquired its name (Alcatraces means pelicans in Spanish). In 1847, the United States Government began view Alcatraz as more than just an island, but also an excellent location for a military fort; by...

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