This definitive biography is especially notable for its extensive use of primary sources to examine Forrest's prewar and postwar careers, humanizing a figure often regarded as the Confederate superman. Jr. Written by a former New York Times reporter and top Atlanta Journal-Constitution editor from articles that won him the Pulitzer Prize, this is a true story of unspeakable atrocities inflicted on inmates of a state mental hospital. It is a searing indictment of outrageous abuses in the American system. Inspired by a little brother's incessantly repeated question about his favorite holiday, it is a work whose refrains will be smilingly recognized by both children and parents. Far Out Grandparents Gwendolyn Brooks.
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