S. Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914 : : Philadelphia's Literary Physician /

S. Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914 : : Philadelphia's Literary Physician / / Nancy Cervetti.

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This modern biography provides a comprehensive and balanced view of a legendary figure in American medicine. Controversial because of his fierce fight against women's rights, S. Weir Mitchell achieved stunning success through his experimentation with venomous snakes, treatment of Civil War sold...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014
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Cervetti, Nancy,
Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]
©2012
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (312 p.) :; 18 illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on the Text
  • Introduction
  • 1. Family Matters
  • 2. Letters Home
  • 3. The Young Physiologist
  • 4. War's Awful Harvest
  • 5. Wind and Tide
  • 6. Pandora's Box
  • 7. The Apple or the Rose
  • 8. The Literary Physician
  • 9. Combat Zones
  • 10. Great Doctor, Poet, and Salmon Killer
  • 11. Winter's Sorrow
  • 12. The New Century
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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