In The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story, Rosalind Perlman tells the fascinating story of a remarkable man who was born blind to poor parents in Chicago in 1888. Rejecting the conventional wisdom of his time, he was determined to “be of use” in the world. He learned Braille and developed an uncanny sense of touch and hearing that would later make him one of the top heart and lung specialists in the city. To pay for his education, Jacob sold brushes, then typewriters, door-to-door. He fought his way into and through the Chicago College of Medicine, graduated with honors at twenty-four, and became the world's first totally blind physician fully licensed to practice medicine.
The voice of Dr. Jacob Bolotin was one of the first to raise the awareness of the world to the plight of the blind. His speeches about his own life and the need for treating people with disabilities as capable and productive citizens were in such demand he often gave four talks a day while working full time as a doctor and teaching at three medical colleges. He also started one of the first blind Boy Scout troops in the United States. When Dr. Bolotin died in 1924 at the age of thirty-six, five thousand people attended his funeral.
This inspiring biography is based on the memories of the author's husband, Alfred Perlman, who was the nephew of Dr. Bolotin's wife and lived with the Bolotins for several years when he was a boy.
ISBN-13: 978-1-8834213-1, 256 Pages, 9" x 6" Paperback, $19.95
LARGE TYPE Edition available ISBN-13: 978-1-8834214-8, 416 Pages, 9" x 6" Paperback, $24.95
Just out - The Blind Doctor Audio Book
Dramatically read by actor Ed Giron, The Blind Doctor 7-CD audio book brings this fascinating and inspirational story vividly and unforgettably to life. ISBN-13: 978-1-8834214-8, 7-CDs, $29.95
Braille Edition Available
A three-volume Braille edition has been expertly translated by the Kansas Braille Transcription Institute (KBTI) and is now available from Blue Point Books. The cost for all three volumes is only $29.95. For more information about the Kansas Braille Transciption Institute and their American Braille Flag project, go to www.kbti.org.
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