{"product_id":"bare-knuckle-surgeon-nick-black-9781836154730","title":"Bare-knuckle Surgeon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncompetent surgeons, corrupt royal colleges, nepotism and quackery. The medical establishment - a small coterie of self-serving doctors - went unchallenged.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil 1823, when a young surgeon, son of a farmer, who'd survived being at sea, mastered bare-knuckle fighting, and escaped assassination, did what no doctor had dared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRisking ruin, Thomas Wakley established The Lancet, an uncompromising radical journal which scandalized the establishment and initiated modern health care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy him? What made him do what thousands hadn't?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on true events, this novel tells how this ingenious man overcame adversities, driven by his passion for reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1836154739\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836154730\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grosvenor House Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.67lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.70d","brand":"Nick Black","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965515088127,"sku":"9781836154730","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1344f3e3-11b4-47ab-8720-094cd970a394.jpg?v=1767281086","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bare-knuckle-surgeon-nick-black-9781836154730","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}