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| Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell | 
 enlarge | Author: Paul A. Lombardo
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
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Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
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Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (pounds): 1.4
Dimensions (inch): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0801890101
Dewey Decimal Number: 344.73048
EAN: 9780801890109
Publication Date: October 6, 2008
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Thought Provoking November 6, 2008
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Paul A. Lombardo's recently published book, "Three Generations, No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell" is a poignant retelling of the court decisions regarding the forced sterilization of a young woman named Carrie Buck. Although written objectively, Lombardo's heart comes through, making the book readable for even a law novice. The book was easily comprehensible. Credit Lombardo's masterful ability to reiterate facts at just the right moment with keeping the reader on track in understanding the key people, issues, and details.
The subject is heart breaking. Lombardo's persistence in getting this story out with painstaking attention to the groundwork is moving. By the time the first trial occurs in the book, the reader has ample information to know what all principals knew and to see clearly the miscarriage of justice.
No one can ask for more from a serious book than that it enlightens and makes one think. "Three Generations No Imbeciles: Eugenics, the Supreme Court, and Buck v. Bell" does both. I hope there will be other books from Paul A. Lombardo that perform the same services.
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