The Willowbrook Wars: Bringing the Mentally Disabled into the Community by David J. Rothman, Sheila M. Rothman

The Willowbrook Wars: Bringing the Mentally Disabled into the Community

David J. Rothman, Sheila M. Rothman

427 pages first pub 1984 (editions)

nonfiction history true crime emotional informative medium-paced
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The Willowbrook Wars is a dramatic and illuminating account of the effort to close down a scandal-ridden institution and return its 5,400 handicapped residents to communities in New York. The wars began in 1972 with Geraldo Rivera's televised raid...

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