{"product_id":"the-disagreement-9781416550662","title":"The Disagreement","description":"\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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/24\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416550662\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Nick Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45211582693557,"sku":"9781416550662","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b04575ee-8d1c-49be-b023-040a59c5ee7f.jpg?v=1742913357","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-disagreement-9781416550662","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}