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Buccaneer Surgeon
A master's skill with steel was Bernal Fitzhugh's one great talent--whether in the delicate touch of a surgeon's scalpel or the slashing thrust of a swashbuckler's cutlass!
From the quiet cloisters of Oxford to the rolling deck of a pirate brig, from the boudoirs of Spain to the grass huts of the South American jungle, from the cells of the Inquisition to the blood walls of Cartagena--Fitzhugh fought, loved, and conquered.
He was a lusty rogue, a hot-blooded adventurer, a questing lover who served as captain in Sir Francis Drake's all-conquering armada--a skillful doctor in a warring world, thirsting for vengeance and love!
From the quiet cloisters of Oxford to the rolling deck of a pirate brig, from the boudoirs of Spain to the grass huts of the South American jungle, from the cells of the Inquisition to the blood walls of Cartagena--Fitzhugh fought, loved, and conquered.
He was a lusty rogue, a hot-blooded adventurer, a questing lover who served as captain in Sir Francis Drake's all-conquering armada--a skillful doctor in a warring world, thirsting for vengeance and love!
276 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 1954
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Frank G. Slaughter
465 books82 followersFrank Gill Slaughter , pen-name Frank G. Slaughter, pseudonym C.V. Terry, was an American novelist and physician whose books sold more than 60 million copies. His novels drew on his own experience as a doctor and his interest in history and the Bible. Through his novels, he often introduced readers to new findings in medical research and new medical technologies.
Slaughter was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Stephen Lucious Slaughter and Sarah "Sallie" Nicholson Gill. When he was about five years old, his family moved to a farm near Berea, North Carolina, which is west of Oxford, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity College (now Duke University) at 17 and went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He began writing fiction in 1935 while a physician at Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.
Books by Slaughter include The Purple Quest, Surgeon, U.S.A., Epidemic! , Tomorrow's Miracle and The Scarlet Cord. Slaughter died May 17, 2001 in Jacksonville, Florida.
Slaughter was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Stephen Lucious Slaughter and Sarah "Sallie" Nicholson Gill. When he was about five years old, his family moved to a farm near Berea, North Carolina, which is west of Oxford, North Carolina. He earned a bachelor's degree from Trinity College (now Duke University) at 17 and went to medical school at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. He began writing fiction in 1935 while a physician at Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.
Books by Slaughter include The Purple Quest, Surgeon, U.S.A., Epidemic! , Tomorrow's Miracle and The Scarlet Cord. Slaughter died May 17, 2001 in Jacksonville, Florida.
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September 3, 2024
Fast paced story of adventure, betrayal, and revenge. From Europe to South America this tale spreads swashbuckling action with subterfuge, bold moves, and a misguided anger driving our hero to his fate. Only the love of the woman he raged hatred towards saves him. Excellent story. Should have been a movie! Like most of Frank Slaughter's novels, a medical officer in a military setting is torn between two opposite woman. With enemies and friends and The Spanish Inquisition sentencing him to death, this tome sets the successful pattern for many of Slaughter's later works. The author's descriptions about medical treatments and historical events add to the enjoyment of this Buccaneer Surgeon's story.
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