1500 California place names [[electronic resource] ] : their origin and meaning / / William Bright |
Autore | Bright William <1928-2006.> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (175 p.) |
Disciplina | 917.94/001/4 |
Altri autori (Persone) | GuddeErwin Gustav <1889-1969.> |
Soggetto topico | Names, Geographical - California |
Soggetto non controllato |
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alcatraz bodega california residents california camping chamisal cultural appropriation geography golden state hiking history indian tribes indigenous people indigenous tribes la jolla lakes landmarks local tribes mountains native americans nature nonfiction reference siskiyou state geography tahoe tourism tourist guide travel destination travel tribes wilderness |
ISBN |
1-280-08577-0
9786613520289 0-520-92054-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Preface -- Key to Pronunciation -- 1500 California Place Names |
Altri titoli varianti | Fifteen hundred California place names |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779080603321 |
Bright William <1928-2006.>
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Alcatraz [[electronic resource] ] : the gangster years / / David A. Ward ; with Gene Kassebaum |
Autore | Ward David A |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
Disciplina | 365/.979461 |
Altri autori (Persone) | KassebaumGene G |
Soggetto topico | Prisons - California - Alcatraz Island - History |
Soggetto non controllato |
20th century american crime
20th century american history al capone alcatraz alvin karpis american government convicts crime dock barker escape attempts fbi federal bureau of prisons federal government federal parole records gangsters george kelly infamous criminals inmates machine gun kelly outlaws penal policy penitentiary prison administrators prison guards prison public enemy resistance security supermax prison the rock worst of the worst |
ISBN |
1-282-77248-1
9786612772481 0-520-94298-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction: Reconstructing the Life of a Prison -- 1. The Federal Government's War on "Public Enemies" -- 2. A New Form of Imprisonment -- 3. Selecting the "Worst of the Worst" -- 4. The Program -- 5. Organized Resistance: A Regime Tested -- 6. Finding a Hole in the Rock: The First Escape Attempts -- 7. Alcatraz on Trial -- 8. The War Years -- 9. The Battle of Alcatraz -- 10. Resistance and Adaptation -- 11. Outlaws among Outlaws -- 12. Celebrity Prisoners -- 13. Return to the Free World -- 14. Lessons from Alcatraz for Supermax Prisons -- EPILOGUE -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHIC COMMENTARY -- ABOUT THE AUTHORS -- INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785270603321 |
Ward David A
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
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