Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
7.8
Points
4.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
20299
Points per Word
0.000197
Page Count
127
Points per Page
0.031496
Series
In American History
Description
This book traces the development of the federal prison at Alcatraz Island from the days of the Spanish exploration, through its years as a military prison, to it's fame as the most escape-proof prison in America.