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The Man Who Built a Better Leg

By: Tracy Vonder Brink
Narrated by: Dan Schoeneberg
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Injured by a cannonball, James Edward Hanger was the first amputee of the Civil War. Determined to find a better solution than a peg leg, he worked to develop his own artificial limb company. He even continued working past retirement, providing Hanger Limbs for victims of World War I.

©2017 Tracy Vonder Brink (text), Stacy Innerst (cover art) (P)2018 Cricket Media Inc.
Historical Military & Wars

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