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Dan Barry is a longtime columnist and reporter for The New York Times and the author of four books, including the forthcoming “The Boys in the Bunkhouse: Servitude and Salvation in the Heartland.” Set to be released in May 2016, the book tells the story of dozens of men with intellectual disability who spent decades working at an Iowa turkey-processing plant, living in an old schoolhouse, and enduring exploitation and abuse – before finding justice and achieving freedom.
As the “This Land” columnist for the Times, Barry traveled to all 50 states, where he met the coroner from “The Wizard of Oz,” learned the bump-and-grind from a mostly retired burlesque queen, and was hit in the chest by an Asian carp leaping out of the Illinois River. He ...more

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Dan Barry I will notice something in everyday life that intrigues me, or enrages me, or makes me laugh, and I will feel the need to share it. My default method …moreI will notice something in everyday life that intrigues me, or enrages me, or makes me laugh, and I will feel the need to share it. My default method of sharing is to write it down. So, I suppose, the inspiration comes from noticing, from observing, and then reaching for a pen. It's like all these firefly moments, and I want to capture them in a jar.(less)
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Dan Barry Good question1 (That's a joke.) I travel the country for The New York Times, often to write a column called "This Land." In planning a trip to Iowa, I…moreGood question1 (That's a joke.) I travel the country for The New York Times, often to write a column called "This Land." In planning a trip to Iowa, I saw a small news item that caught my breath: about a $240 million verdict (later reduced) in favor of 32 men with intellectual disability. All working in a turkey-processing plant, all living in an old schoolhouse, all being paid $65 a month, plus room and board, for decades. I spent a year on a long New York Times story that appeared in 2014, but knew I had so much more to tell. So I kept reporting, and I kept writing, until a book emerged.(less)
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“driving through West Virginia, I heard a woman announce that she was looking to sell a house, 16 acres, a bowling ball, and a sequin dress slit up the side.”
― Dan Barry, This Land: America, Lost and Found
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