The Unlikely Celebrity Bill Sackter's Triumph over Disability |
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| Author:
| Walz, Thomas H. |
| Foreword by:
| Morrow, Barry |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8093-2213-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 1999 |
| Publisher: | Southern Illinois University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $37.40 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.