{"product_id":"the-strange-case-of-dr-couney-how-a-mysterious-european-showman-saved-thousands-of-american-babies-paperback","title":"The Strange Case of Dr. Couney: How a Mysterious European Showman Saved Thousands of American Babies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDawn Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 story is a kaleidoscopic ride through the intersection of ebullient entrepreneurship, enlightened pediatric care, and the wild culture of world's fairs at the beginning of the American Century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Dawn Raffel recounts, Dr. Couney used incubators and careful nursing to keep previously doomed infants alive, while displaying these babies alongside sword swallowers, bearded ladies, and burlesque shows at Coney Island, Atlantic City, and venues across the nation. How this turn-of-the-twentieth-century émigré became the savior to families with premature infants--known then as \"weaklings\"--as he ignored the scorn of the medical establishment and fought the rising popularity of eugenics is one of the most astounding stories of modern medicine. Dr. Couney, for all his entrepreneurial gusto, is a surprisingly appealing character, someone who genuinely cared for the well-being of his tiny patients. But he had something to hide... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on historical documents, original reportage, and interviews with surviving patients, Dawn Raffel tells the marvelously eccentric story of Couney's mysterious carnival career, his larger-than-life personality, and his unprecedented success as the savior of the fragile wonders that are tiny, tiny babies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e New \u0026amp; Noteworthy Title\u003cbr\u003e A \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of 2018\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristopher Award-winner \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDawn Raffel \u003c\/b\u003eis a journalist, memoirist, and short story writer whose work has been widely anthologized. A longtime magazine editor, she helped launch\u003ci\u003e O, The Oprah Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e She has also taught creative writing in the MFA program at Columbia University; at Summer Literary Seminars in St. Petersburg, Russia; Montreal; and Vilnius, Lithuania; and at the Center for Fiction in New York. She now works as an independent editor and book reviewer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49547661115544,"sku":"9781524744960","price":31.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/f29kyB_CGT9781524744960.webp?v=1784844637","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-strange-case-of-dr-couney-how-a-mysterious-european-showman-saved-thousands-of-american-babies-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}