Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children by Michael Newton

Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children

Michael Newton

312 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology sociology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Wild or feral children have fascinated us down the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, who gripped the atte...

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