The girls and boys of Belchertown a social history of the Belchertown State School for the feeble-minded

The girls and boys of Belchertown : a social history of the Belchertown State School for the feeble-minded / Robert Hornick.

Author/creator	Hornick, Robert N.
Format	Electronic and Book
Publication Info	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2012]
Description	xiv, 193 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subject(s)	Belchertown State School--History --20th century. Children with mental disabilities--Education --Massachusetts --History --20th century. People with mental disabilities--Institutional care --Massachusetts --History --20th century.

Contents	Beginnings -- "Idiots for life"; the language of state care -- The officer and the dentist -- Working at the state school -- Family and friends -- The tragedy of Belchertown -- Endings -- Ghosts and graveyards.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2012016941
ISBN	9781558499447 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781558499430 (library cloth : alk. paper)

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