{"product_id":"the-state-boys-rebellion-paperback","title":"The State Boys Rebellion - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael D'Antonio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist tells the amazing story of how a group of imprisoned boys won their freedom, found justice, and survived one of the darkest and least-known episodes of American history.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the early twentieth century, United States health officials used IQ tests to single out \"feebleminded\" children and force them into institutions where they were denied education, sterilized, drugged, and abused. Under programs that ran into the 1970s, more than 250,000 children were separated from their families, although many of them were merely unwanted orphans, truants, or delinquents. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe State Boys Rebellion\u003c\/i\u003e conveys the shocking truth about America's eugenic era through the experiences of a group of boys held at the Fernald State School in Massachusetts starting in the late 1940s. In the tradition of \u003ci\u003eErin Brockovich, \u003c\/i\u003e it recounts the boys' dramatic struggle to demand their rights and secure their freedom. It also covers their horrifying discovery many years later that they had been fed radioactive oatmeal in Cold War experiments -- and the subsequent legal battle that ultimately won them a multimillion-dollar settlement. \u003cbr\u003e Meticulously researched through school archives, previously sealed papers, and interviews with the surviving State Boys, this deft exposé is a powerful reminder of the terrifying consequences of unchecked power as well as an inspiring testament to the strength of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael D'Antonio is the author of many acclaimed books, including \u003ci\u003eAtomic Harvest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Fall from Grace\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Tin Cup Dreams, Mosquito\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe State Boys Rebellion. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Discover\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. Among his many awards is the Pulitzer Prize, which he shared with a team of reporters for New York \u003ci\u003eNewsday.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 05, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e State Boys Rebellion\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.6\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 20\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328292589805,"sku":"9780743245135","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/ZFJsQVorhK9780743245135.webp?v=1784891201","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/the-state-boys-rebellion-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}