A Book of American MartyrsTwo families. Two faces of America. An act of violence with far reaching consequences. Gus Voorhees is a pioneer in the advancement of womens reproductive rights and a controversial abortion provider in the American Midwest. One morning as he arrives at his clinic, he is ambushed by a hardline Christian, Luther Dunphy, and shot dead. The killing leaves in its wake two fatherless families: the Voorheeses, who are affluent, highly educated, secular and