In 1849 Lucas Whitaker watches his entire family die from consumption. After his mother's death he hears about an unorthodox cure for the disease, which involves digging up the body of the first family victim. Based on historical fact, Lucas Whitaker is a graphic, gory account of a true practice, carried out by people in the 1800s who were desperate to save their loved ones from what we now call tuberculosis.
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'A riveting novel ... this book paints a fascinating picture of a time when a new scientific approach was struggling against the old superstitions. The book moves at a fast pace and holds the reader's attention.' -- Mary Moffat, The Historical Novels Review, August 2002
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Cynthia DeFelice is a successful children's author who lives in New York. This book was inspired by her grandfather who was apprenticed to a rural doctor at the age of twelve, and went on to become a respected surgeon.
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