When mortals play God : eugenics and one family's story of tragedy, loss, and perseverance
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Author
Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022].
Format
Book
ISBN
9781538166697, 1538166690
Physical Desc
xxiv, 193 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Rothschild - MCPL - Adult Nonfiction Biography | B ERICKSON | Available |
Wausau - MCPL - Adult Nonfiction Biography | B ERICKSON | Available |
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Subjects
LC Subjects
DeChaine, Rose, -- 1901-1970.
Erickson, John -- (Journalist) -- Family.
Eugenics -- Minnesota -- History -- 20th century.
Intellectual disability facilities patients -- Minnesota -- Biography.
Involuntary sterilization -- Minnesota -- History -- 20th century.
Mentally ill -- Government policy -- Minnesota -- 20th century.
Minnesota -- Biography.
Erickson, John -- (Journalist) -- Family.
Eugenics -- Minnesota -- History -- 20th century.
Intellectual disability facilities patients -- Minnesota -- Biography.
Involuntary sterilization -- Minnesota -- History -- 20th century.
Mentally ill -- Government policy -- Minnesota -- 20th century.
Minnesota -- Biography.
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Published
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2022].
Language
English
ISBN
9781538166697, 1538166690
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"American history is full of examples of discrimination in all forms, but never before has the wreckage from America's infatuation with eugenics and its state-sanctioned policy of hate toward the mentally ill been put in such personal terms. In this extraordinary debut book, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist John Erickson answers the questions that have long haunted an immigrant family: Why was a mother in her early twenties imprisoned and then sterilized? What caused her three children to be taken from her and placed in an orphanage that later preyed on children? What led her oldest son to commit an unspeakable act of violence? And, finally, whatever happened to her youngest son who disappeared from her life and was never seen by the family again? This is a tragic story, yet strangely an uplifting one. Because just as officials believed immorality and mental illness were as genetically linked as eye and hair color, various family members would prove them wrong. In a story that will make you seethe with anger and well with tears, When Mortals Play God shows how valuable life is, and how grit and determination can sometimes relegate evil and injustice to a back seat"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Erickson, J. (2022). When mortals play God: eugenics and one family's story of tragedy, loss, and perseverance . Rowman & Littlefield.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Erickson, John. 2022. When Mortals Play God: Eugenics and One Family's Story of Tragedy, Loss, and Perseverance. Rowman & Littlefield.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Erickson, John. When Mortals Play God: Eugenics and One Family's Story of Tragedy, Loss, and Perseverance Rowman & Littlefield, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Erickson, John. When Mortals Play God: Eugenics and One Family's Story of Tragedy, Loss, and Perseverance Rowman & Littlefield, 2022.
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