The President's Doctor

The Untold Story of America's First Black Presidential Physician

De: William Ferrier Jr.

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

The President's Doctor: The Untold Story of America's First Black Presidential Physician
What if the most important medical case in American history was treated by a doctor the country tried to forget?

In 1881, when an assassin's bullet struck President James A. Garfield at a Washington D.C. railroad station, one man stepped forward to save the leader of the free world. Dr. Charles Burleigh Purvis—the only Black physician in the room—would spend the next 80 days fighting not just for the President's life, but for his own place in American history.

This is the extraordinary true story you never learned in school.

Born into privilege but denied opportunity, Charles Purvis defied every barrier placed before him. From the integrated classrooms of Oberlin College to the blood-soaked battlefields of the Civil War, from the halls of medical school to the corridors of the White House, he proved that excellence has no color—even when America wasn't ready to believe it.

What readers are discovering:

• The shocking truth about President Garfield's medical care
• How one man integrated American medicine decades before the Civil Rights Movement
• The untold stories of Black physicians who changed history while history tried to erase them
• A gripping tale of medical drama, political intrigue, and personal courage that reads like fiction but is absolutely true

Perfect for readers who loved:

• Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly
• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
• Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
• The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson

Dr. Purvis treated a President when most hospitals wouldn't let him through the front door. He built America's first integrated medical school. He saved thousands of lives while fighting for his right to practice medicine. Yet his name appears in no textbook, his achievements forgotten by history.

Until now.

"A masterpiece of historical storytelling that illuminates a forgotten hero whose courage changed American medicine forever."

"Impossible to put down. This is the story every American needs to read."

"Finally, a book that reveals the true pioneers of medical equality. Dr. Purvis deserves his place alongside the giants of American history."

More than a biography—this is American history rewritten.

Meticulously researched and powerfully told, The President's Doctor reveals how one man's dedication to healing transcended the racial barriers of his time and laid the groundwork for the integrated medical profession we know today.

His story was buried by prejudice. His legacy lives in every hospital, every medical school, every healer who believes that saving lives matters more than the color of skin.

Some heroes wear white coats instead of capes. This is the story of one who changed everything.

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Download now and discover the untold story that will change how you see American history.

Keywords: Black history, medical history, presidential history, Civil War medicine, historical biography, American heroes, untold stories, medical pioneers, integration, Civil Rights, forgotten history