All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence
by Fox Butterfield
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Author: Fox ButterfieldEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-11-01
ISBN: 0380728621
Number of pages: 424
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: A historical and sociological account of family violence
Summary: 5 Stars
ALL GOD'S CHILDREN is a true story about human failure. It is a historical, sociological account that covers four generations of Bosket men, with the last two generations possessing genius IQs. The writer, Fox Butterfield, details both the external forces and the internal forces that may give insight into the perpetuating violence among the Bosket men. Included in the many forces that Butterfield depicts are the family, the psychological, race, and institutionalization. The impacts of their experiences due to these forces are both interesting and hearbreaking. Although the book's focus is on how Willie, the youngest Bosket, came to be the violent person he is today, great detail is given to his father Butch. These two men share strikingly similar beginnings and life circumstances. These seemingly parallel lives of both Willie and Butch create a sense of uneasiness with the reader -- especially because the two men never met! In 1979, Willie Bosket became known due to the passing of the first law in the United States which allows for teenagers who commit murder to be tried and punished as adults. New York has nicknamed this law the Willie Bosket Law. Willie, who has been incarcerated in New York since 1978, is considered to be the most dangerous man in America. Butterfield does an excellent job of tracing the family's history back to the antebellum South, and in identifying the precipitating factors of criminal behavior. If you enjoy history and have an interest in social issues, then this book is definitely worth reading.
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