The Unlikely Celebrity: Bill Sackter's Triumph Over Disability Contributor(s): Walz, Thomas H. (Author), Morrow, Barry (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0809322137 ISBN-13: 9780809322138 Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press OUR PRICE: $21.78 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: Thomas Walz tells the story of Bill Sackter, a man who spent nearly half a century in a Minnesota mental institution and emerged to blossom into a most unlikely celebrity. Bill Sackter was committed to the Faribault State Hospital at the age of seven, there to remain until he was in his fifties. At the time of his commitment, Bill's father had recently died; thus his sole contact with his family came through rare letters from his mother.
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Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Business |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 98-06260 |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.99" W x 8.97" (0.56 lbs) 144 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Iowa - Sex & Gender - Masculine - Topical - Mentally Challenged |
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Publisher Description: The story of Bill Sackter, a man who spent nearly 50 years in a mental institution and emerged to blossom into an unlikely celebrity. Walz provides an account of Sackter's life, exploring how he was committed at the age of seven, later becoming Handicapped Person of the Year when in his 70s. |