The White House Boys: An American Tragedy
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (952 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B002YQ9MX4 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 461 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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This was exposed by Roger Dean Kiser in his book titled "The White House Boys-An American Tragedy.". The University of South Florida is now digging up the remains of hundreds of boys who were killed at that facility. The forming of the organization which became known as The White House Boys was formed to expose the bloody beatings, molestations, rapes and murder of many young boys at the former Florida Industrial School for Boys at Marianna
Today, he lives in Brunswick, Georgia, with his wife, Judy. Roger Dean Kiser is a Chicken Soup for the Soul contributor and respected author whose stories take you into the heart of a child abandoned by his family and abused by the system responsible for his care. . Through his stories, he relives
"Roger Dean Kiser does a great service to children by revealing the injustices experienced by the 'White House Boys.' His story encourages strength in others to share theirs."--Dave Pelzer, author of the New York Times bestseller A Child Called "It" and recipient of the National Jefferson Award (Dave Pelzer)
Amarillie Ackermann said An incredibly unbelievable and sad truth, well told. Unbelievable that young children could even survive this. It is utterly horrifying An incredibly unbelievable and sad truth, well told. It reminds me of John Grisham's "The Innocent Man" - it is his only true story, and it is the most unbelievable, whereas all his fictional novels, are extremely believable. My heart goes out to the survivors of the White House, and I just wish there could be justice for them. It is a crying shame that such inhumane crimes could have continued so relentlessly for such a long time. I. "Hard to take but worth a read" according to william g. Roger Dean Kiser's first person account of the chilling brutalities he suffered at the old Florida Industrial School for Boys.He's had an extremely tough life which he recounts in simple language.Having become a state ward after being found abandoned,clutching a dead sibling and trying to feed it to bring it back to life when he was a toddler to enduring sexual abuse at an orphanage he thinks things are about to improve at the School.Once there he discovers hell itself where thy beat the boys severely with a leathe. Could not put down. Ive been following this story since it came out a yr or more ago that they were looking into the claims of children murdered at the school. Ive read about the White House Boys and every time my heart breaks. I have a son I cant imagine him going through the things these boys did. This book will give you more information on what happened at the school and how these boys grew up into men and Roger is very blunt on how he didn't trust or learn to love until his grandchildren came along. This book is a must read these