"Imaginative stories and poetry from Cricket magazine"--Copyright page.
Summary
Injured by a cannonball, James Edward Hanger was the first amputee of the Civil War. Determined to find a better solution than a peg leg, he worked to develop his own artificial limb company. He even continued working past retirement, providing Hanger Limbs for victims of World War I.
Note
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 26, 2018).