Dr. Abraham Van Norstrand, who resigned from a Civil War Army hospital in the face of a scandal, brought his shaky ethical principles and bad temper to Wisconsin's first mental hospital. His tenure as superintendent at the Wisconsin Insane Hospital led to further scandal, as documented in hospital records. The scandal has been suppressed from public knowledge until now. First published in 2007, the book won the Wisconsin Historical Society's Book Award of Merit in 2008. Author Doherty writes history and fiction. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)