The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies

by Dawn Raffel

Book Overview

"A mosaic mystery told in vignettes, cliffhangers, curious asides, and some surreal plot twists as Raffel investigates the secrets of the man who changed infant care in America."--NPR, 2018's Great Reads

What kind of doctor puts his patients on display? This is the spellbinding tale of a mysterious Coney Island doctor who revolutionized neonatal care more than one hundred years ago and saved some seven thousand babies. Dr. Martin Couney's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399175741
• ISBN13: 9780399175749
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Blue Rider Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.9" x 9.1"