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Rugged mercy

Robert Wright

2013236 pagesabout 4–5 hours
2013
first published
  • 2013Washington State University Press · 236 pages · ENGISBN 9780874223149

In the dead of night in 1894, a trembling, wide-eyed 13-year-old boy assisted with his first surgery--an experience that changed his life. At times, he performed operations by lantern light and traveled by buggy, dogsled, or Studebaker to reach remote patients. In 1917, he led the rescue effort following the North Star mine avalanche disaster.

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