![]() ![]() She doesn't turn towards the conspiracy to kill Lincoln till later. ![]() ![]() She then describes the history of hospitals, medical schools and medicine in the US. While the assignation and arrest of Mary Surratt is the major historical event around which the book is written, it is more about the state of medical science in the US at the end of the war and how it was impacted by the war.įor instance, Rinaldi's author's note starts out focused on the history of medical dissections in the united states, and then goes on to describe its history in Europe. The book is dark with intrigue and gross medical stuff, so students should love it. It covers some important parts of history and the reader sees it through the eyes of a thirteen old girl. An Acquaintance with Darkness by Ann Rinaldi Ann Rinaldi has written a book that weaves history and fiction into a wonderful book, and this is why I have chosen this book. ![]()
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