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In hospital and camp : the Civil War through the eyes of its doctors and nurses / compiled by Harold Elk Straubing.
Contains primary source material.
This anthology tells the fascinating story of how medicine was practiced in military hospitals and in the field during the Civil War. Includes first-person accounts by Louisa May Alcott and Walt Whitman.
Record details
- ISBN: 0811716317
- ISBN: 9780811716314
- ISBN: 9780811701389
- ISBN: 0811701387
- Physical Description: ix, 166 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: Harrisburg, PA : Stackpole Books, ©1993.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-162) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Letters from a surgeon of the Civil War / John G. Perry, as compiled by Martha Darby Perry -- Thirteen months in the Rebel Army / William G. Stevenson -- Army of the Potomac : behind the scenes / Alfred L. Castleman -- Confederate surgeon's letters to his wife / Spencer Glasgow Welch -- United States Sanitary Commission memoirs / John A. Lidell -- In hospital and camp / Sophronia E. Bucklin -- Hospital sketches / Louisa May Alcott -- Reminiscences of an Army Nurse during the Civil War / Adelaide W. Smith -- Hospital transports / Frederick Law Olmstead -- Specimen days / Walt Whitman. |
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| Subject: | United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Medical care. Medicine, Military > United States > History > 19th century. Military Medicine > history. Nurses. Physicians. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | E 621 .S77 1993 | 30775305553159 | General Collection | Available | - |
In Hospital and Camp : The Civil War Through the Eyes of Its Doctors and Nurses
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In Hospital and Camp : The Civil War Through the Eyes of Its Doctors and Nurses
Harold Elk Straubing is a writer, editor, and social historian. He has held editorial positions in newspaper, magazine, and book publishing, and has written several books on the Civil War and World War I. Straubing has enjoyed careers in film, radio, animation, and print.
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