My Cart

loader
Loading...

Alcatraz

History and Design of a Landmark


  • Chronicle Books
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, the infamous concrete cellblock, to the landscape design of its contemporary gardens and bird sanctuaries.

ISBN 9781452101538 | E | HB
€14,50
at this moment not in stock
Quantity
More Information
Publisher Chronicle Books
ISBN 9781452101538
Publication date February 2012
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 152 x 203 mm
Illustrations 100 col.ill.
Pages 144
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Description

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, 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 imminently giftable book and an entertaining look at one of America's most visited destinations.