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An ALA Notable Children's Book and Best Book for Young Adults

An ALA Notable Children's Book and Best Book for Young Adults Guggenheim Fellow John Fleischman separates fact from legend in this delightfully gruesome tale about Phineas Gage, the man with the hole in his skull. In 1848, Phineas Gage was just a normal man in Cavendish, Vermont,... Read Full Overview

Phineas Gage, a railroad construction foreman, was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a 13-pound iron rod was shot through his brain. Miraculously, he survived to live another 11 years & become a textbook case in brain science. At the time, Phineas Gage seemed... Read Full Overview