Rugged Mercy: A Country Doctor in Idaho's Sun Valley

In the dead of night in 1894, a trembling, wide-eyed 13-year-old boy assisted with his first surgery-an experience that changed his life. Robert H. Wright attended medical school, then returned home to Hailey, Idaho, to marry Cynthia Beamer, his childhood sweetheart, and to practice in the frontier West-a choice that required both rugged courage and devoted compassion. Called to risk his own life on multiple occasions, he remained composed during a crisis, and his gentle confidence calmed t...