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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsAll God's Childrenby Fox Butterfield
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Considered by many to be the most dangerous inmate in the history of the New York penal system, Willie Bosket is a brilliant, violent man who began his criminal career at age five. His slaying of two subway riders at fifteen led to the passage of the first law in the nation allowing teenagers to be tried as adults. Yet sadly, Willie is not an aberration within the Bosket family--but rather the latest in a long line of brutal, exceptionally intelligent malefactors who were driven by circumstances, racism, and a distinctly American craving for respect by any means necessary. In this groundbreaking work, award-winning journalist Fox Butterfield traces a troubled family's history back to the days of slavery in an attempt to get to the roots of the violence endemic in our society. Review:"Compelling, meticulously researched...We come away from All God's Children with the sense that in this time of racial division, at least one writer is committed to making us care."(--San Francisco Chronicle) Review:"Fox Butterfield...writes of this tragedy, its horror, without sentimentality or condescension and with no effort to excuse the appalling wrongdoing, but with a novelist's determination that we understand the long, dreadful run of it."(--The New York Times Book Review) Synopsis:From the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of China: Alive in the Bitter Sea comes the poignant story of how the tradition of white Southern violence and racism has long affected and still haunts one black family. Butterfield follows the Bosket family of Edgefield County, South Carolina, from the days of slavery to the present. Photos. Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-373) and index. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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