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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Barry, Dan, 1958-     Subjects     People with mental disabilities -- United States -- Biography.     People with mental disabilities -- Abuse of -- Iowa -- Atalissa.     People with mental disabilities -- Employment -- Iowa -- Atalissa.     Atalissa (Iowa) -- History.     Iowa -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Barry, Dan, 1958-       by title:      The boys in the bunk...       by call number:      LP 362.384 B279b     Search the Web     Barry, Dan, 1958-     People with mental disabilities -- United States -- Biography.     People with mental disabilities -- Abuse of -- Iowa -- Atalissa.     People with mental disabilities -- Employment -- Iowa -- Atalissa.     Atalissa (Iowa) -- History.     Iowa -- History.       MARC Display

The boys in the bunkhouse : servitude and salvation in the heartland / Dan Barry. by Barry, Dan, 1958- Thorndike Press, 2016. Call #: LP 362.384 B279b Subjects People with mental disabilities -- United States -- Biography.   People with mental disabilities -- Abuse of -- Iowa -- Atalissa.   People with mental disabilities -- Employment -- Iowa -- Atalissa.   Atalissa (Iowa) -- History.   Iowa -- History. ISBN:  9781410493095 (hc.) Edition:  Large print edition. Description:  517 pages (large print) ; 23 cm. Notes:  Originally published: New York, N.Y. : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2016. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references. Summary:  "The harrowing yet uplifting story of the exploitation and abuse of a resilient group of men with intellectual disability, and the heroic efforts of those who helped them to find justice and reclaim their lives. In the tiny Iowa farm town of Atalissa, dozens of men, all with intellectual disability and all from Texas, lived in an old schoolhouse. Before dawn each morning, they were bussed to a nearby processing plant, where they eviscerated turkeys in return for food, lodging, and $65 a month. They lived in near servitude for more than thirty years, enduring increasing neglect, exploitation, and physical and emotional abuse - until state social workers, local journalists, and one tenacious labor lawyer helped these men achieve freedom. Dan Barry dives deeply into the lives of the men, recording their memories of suffering, loneliness and fleeting joy, as well as the undying hope they maintained despite their traumatic circumstances. Barry explores how a small Iowa town remained oblivious to the plight of these men, analyzes the many causes for such profound and chronic negligence, and lays out the impact of the men's dramatic court case, which has spurred advocates - including President Obama - to push for just pay and improved working conditions for people living with disabilities. A luminous work of social justice, told with compassion and compelling detail. A clarion call for a vigilance that ensures inclusion and dignity for all"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Alderney Gate Public Library Adult Large Print Nonfiction LP 362.384 B279b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Large Print Nonfiction LP 362.384 B279b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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