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Jan 1, 1990 · When Michael Dorris, 26, single and working on his doctorate, applied to adopt child, his request was speedily granted. He knew that his new three-year-old son, Adam, was badly developmentally disabled; but he believed in the power of nurture and love.
Jan 1, 1989 · When Michael Dorris, 26, single and working on his doctorate, applied to adopt child, his request was speedily granted. He knew that his new three-year-old son, Adam, was badly developmentally disabled; but he believed in the power of nurture and love.
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The Broken Cord is a 1992 drama television film which aired on ABC. The film was directed by Ken Olin in his film directorial debut. It was adapted from the 1989 book of the same name by Michael Dorris. Both the book and the film are based on Dorris' life raising his special needs son.
- Novel of same name
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Michael Anthony Dorris (January 30, 1945 [1] – April 10, 1997) was an American novelist and scholar who was the first Chair of the Native American Studies program at Dartmouth College. [2] [3] His works include the novel A Yellow Raft in Blue Water (1987) and the memoir The Broken Cord (1989).
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- Academic, fiction writer
- Children's fiction, memoir
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Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 1989. Plot Summary. In his 1989 autobiography, The Broken Cord, Michael Dorris details his experience of becoming an adoptive father to a three-year-old Native American boy with fetal alcohol syndrome. Through his paternal lineage, Dorris is part Native American.
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The Broken Cord. Michael Dorris. Harper & Row, 1989 - Biography & Autobiography - 300 pages. This book is the inspiring story of a family confronted with a problem with no known solution and...
