Vai al contenuto principale
Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis and Other Army Posts

Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis and Other Army Posts

Di Smith, Donna Gerstle

Pubblicato da The History Press

English 2022 ISBN 9781439676530
eBook

Informazioni su questo libro

From a headless burial to cocaine toothache drops, the true stories hidden in the Wild West's medical records are a match for its tallest tales. In the 19th century, when dying young was a fact of life, a routine bout of diarrhea could be fatal. No one had heard of viruses or bacteria, but they killed more soldiers on the frontier than hostile raiding parties. Physicians dispensed whiskey for TB, mercury for VD and arsenic for indigestion. Baseball injuries were considered to be in the line of duty and twice resulted in amputations at Fort Davis. Donna Gerstle Smith explains how an industrious laundress could earn more than a private, how a female army surgeon won the Medal of Honor and how a garrison illegally hung the local bartender.

Disponibilità

Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis and Other Army Posts è disponibile come eBook in 9 librerie online. Tra le librerie che lo vendono ci sono Bajalibros Argentina, Bajalibros Latam, Bookshop Uruguay.

Lingua
English
Condividi

Domande frequenti

In quali formati è disponibile Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis and Other Army Posts?
Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis and Other Army Posts è disponibile come eBook in 9 librerie online.
Dove posso comprare Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis and Other Army Posts?
Puoi comprare Frontier Medicine at Fort Davis and Other Army Posts su Bajalibros Argentina, Bajalibros Latam, Bookshop Uruguay. Confronta tutte le opzioni nell’elenco di questa pagina.

Valutazioni e recensioni

Ancora nessuna valutazione. Sii il primo a recensire questo libro.

Accedi per valutare e recensire questo libro.

Commenti

Accedi per unirti alla conversazione.

Ancora nessun commento.