"The boys in the bunkhouse : servitude and salvation in the heartland" (340 pages ; 21 cm). Published by Harper, New York, 2016. Kit assembled by the Iowa City Public Library. Title and statement of responsibility from book title page. Book Club Kits provide 10 copies of books and discussion information packaged in a convenient canvas bag. Kits check out for six weeks from the Help Desk on the first floor. To find a list of all titles for which kits are available, search by "Book club kits".
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,"--NoveList.
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