Images of Civil War Medicine
Subtitle: A Photographic History
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing; Demos; Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West
Published: November 28, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9781932603392
Subjects: Civil war; History of medicine; Photographs: collections; c 1800 to c 1900; History - Military / War; History: American; USA; Military - Pictorial; United States - Civil War; Health & Fitness / Diseases / Nervous System (incl. Brain); History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); 19th century; American Civil War; History; Medicine, Military; Military Medicine; Pictorial Works; United States
Description: "The bloodshed of the Civil War created both crisis and opportunity for the field of medicine, as doctors were forced to improvise and adapt in the hospital and on the battlefield. This new and exciting challenge in American history was captured in an equally new and exciting medium - photography." "Images of Civil War Medicine: A Photographic History is a collection of images taken during the Civil War. This exceptional visual encyclopedia covers medical facilities, individual surgeons, and other medically related phenomena, accompanied by a text describing the main features of Civil War medicine."--Jacket.