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The boys in the bunkhouse : servitude and salvation in the heartland Cover Image Book Book

The boys in the bunkhouse : servitude and salvation in the heartland / Dan Barry.

Barry, Dan, 1958- (author.).

Summary:

"A full-length account of the author's prize-winning New York Times story chronicles the exploitation and abuse case of a group of developmentally disabled workers, who for 25 years, were forced to work under harrowing conditions for virtually no wages until tenacious advocates helped them achieve their freedom."-- Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062372130
  • ISBN: 0062372130
  • Physical Description: 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2016]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-340).

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Subject: People with mental disabilities > Abuse of > Iowa > Atalissa.
People with mental disabilities > Employment > Iowa > Atalissa.
Atalissa (Iowa) > History.
Iowa > History.
HISTORY > Social History.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > People with Disabilities.
People with mental disabilities > Atalissa (Iowa)
People with mental disabilities > Employment > Atalissa (Iowa)
Atalissa (Iowa) > History.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Skagit Evergreen Libraries. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Burlington Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Burlington Public Library 632.3840 BARRY 2016 39851001351031 Non-fiction Copy hold Available -

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