A Perfect Turmoil

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A Perfect Turmoil is written by Alex Green and published by Bellevue Literary Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1954276435 (ISBN 10) and 9781954276437 (ISBN 13).

The rise, fall, and redemption of the doctor behind America’s first public school for mentally disabled people From the moment he became superintendent of the nation’s oldest public school for intellectually and developmentally disabled children in 1887 until his death in 1924, Dr. Walter E. Fernald led a wholesale transformation of our understanding of disabilities in ways that continue to influence our views today. How did the man who designed the first special education class in America, shaped the laws of entire nations, and developed innovative medical treatments for the disabled slip from idealism into the throes of eugenics before emerging as an opponent of mass institutionalization? Based on a decade of research, A Perfect Turmoil is the story of a doctor, educator, and policymaker who was unafraid to reverse course when convinced by the evidence, even if it meant going up against some of the most powerful forces of his time. In this landmark work, Alex Green has drawn upon extensive, unexamined archives to unearth the hidden story of one of America’s largely forgotten, but most complex, conflicted, and significant figures.