{"product_id":"ten-days-in-a-mad-house-a-graphic-adaptation-9781982140656","title":"Ten Days in a Mad-House: A Graphic Adaptation","description":"\u003cb\u003eBeautifully adapted and rendered through piercing illustrations by acclaimed creators Brad Ricca and Courtney Sieh, Nellie Bly's complete, true-to-life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e19th-century\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003einvestigation of Blackwell Asylum captures a groundbreaking moment in history and reveals a haunting and timely glimpse at the starting point for conversations on mental health.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I said I could and I would. And I did.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile working for Joseph Pulitzer's newspaper in 1887, Nellie Bly began an undercover investigation into the local Women's Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell Island. Intent on seeing what life was like on the inside, Bly fooled trained physicians into thinking she was insane--a task too easily achieved--and had herself committed. In her ten days at the asylum, Bly witnessed horrifying conditions: the food was inedible, the women were forced into labor for the staff, the nurses and doctors were cruel or indifferent, and many of the women held there had no mental disorder of any kind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow adapted into graphic novel form by Brad​ Ricca and vividly rendered with beautiful and haunting illustrations by Courtney Sieh, Bly's bold venture is given new life and meaning. Her fearless investigation into the living conditions at the Blackwell Asylum forever changed the field of journalism. A timely reminder to take notice of forgotten populations, \u003ci\u003eTen Days in a Mad-House \u003c\/i\u003ewarns us what happens when we look away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Gallery 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982140656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160","brand":"Brad Ricca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41635522773173,"sku":"9781982140656","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_148d090a-db5d-423b-a8b0-c96c8cd4b645.jpg?v=1645502264","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ten-days-in-a-mad-house-a-graphic-adaptation-9781982140656","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}