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The Boys in the BunkhouseThe Boys in the Bunkhouse

The Boys in the Bunkhouse

Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland

Dan Barry

About this book

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.

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OL17357749W

Subjects

People with mental disabilitiesEmploymentAbuse ofBiographyHistoryIowa, historyIowa, social conditionsPeople with mental disabilities, employmentNew York Times reviewedCase studiesPacking-housesCorrupt practicesSocial HistoryLarge type booksBiographies

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