{"product_id":"the-disagreement-9781416550662","title":"The Disagreement","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Nick Taylor\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt is April 17, 1861\u003c\/b\u003e -- the day that Virginia secedes from the Union and the sixteenth birthday of John Alan Muro.\u003c\/b\u003e As the Commonwealth erupts in celebration, young Muro sees his dream of attending medical school in Philadelphia shattered by the sudden reality of war. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Muro's father, believing that the Disagreement will pass, sends his son instead to Charlottesville. Jefferson's forty-year-old University of Virginia has become a haven of rogues and dilettantes, among them Muro's roommate, Braxton Baucom III, a planter's son who attempts to strike a resemblance to General \"Stonewall\" Jackson. Though the pair toasts lightheartedly \"To our studies!\" with a local corn whiskey known as \"The Bumbler,\" the war effort soon exerts a sobering influence. Medical students like Muro are pressed into service at the Charlottesville General Hospital, where the inexperienced Dr. Muro saves the life of a Northern lieutenant, earning the scorn of his peers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the war progresses, Muro takes up yet another cause -- winning the affections of the beguiling Miss Lorrie Wigfall. Here, too, Muro faces a cunning adversary. Just as the fighting is closing in, Muro is forced to make a choice that will shape the rest of his life. In this story of love, loyalty, and unimaginable sacrifice, a doctor struggles to balance the passions of youth with the weight of responsibility.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45410625978519,"sku":"9781416550662","price":1766.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781416550662.webp?v=1767313019","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-disagreement-9781416550662","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}