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Alcatraz, the Rock
出版Northland Press, 1988
主題History / United States / State & Local / GeneralHistory / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Social Science / Penology
ISBN08735845629780873584562
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=-6v8zgEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋The island of Alcatraz is a brooding presence in San Francisco Bay. Sixteenth-century Spaniards recognized its potential as a fortress, but it was as a prison that Alcatraz became notorious. During the mid-1970s, photographer Ed Beyeler had a rare opportunity to record Alcatraz during the interval after the Native American occupation ended but before the National Park Service began its restoration efforts. Stark and uncompromising scenes--bars, shattered glass, watchtowers--are reflected in these photographs, which document a time in the island's existence that will not come again. Mirage-like views of San Francisco, gleaming across the bay like a beacon to those condemned to the island, offset some of the harshness of the island's manmade features. They do not alleviate the basic solitariness revealed in these photographs, however. Alcatraz: The Rock is a startling, chilling look at the human misery that was once housed in one of the most beautiful bays in the world.--From publisher description.