Rugged mercy
Subtitle: a country doctor in Idaho's Sun Valley
By: Robert Wright
Publisher: Washington State University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Pullman, Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780874223149
Subjects: Physicians; Biography
Description: In the dead of night in 1894, a trembling, wide-eyed 13-year-old boy assisted with his first surgery--an experience that changed his life. At times, he performed operations by lantern light and traveled by buggy, dogsled, or Studebaker to reach remote patients. In 1917, he led the rescue effort following the North Star mine avalanche disaster.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236).
Table of contents: title: The first victory: Hailey, Idaho, 1894; title: The old shyster's big show: Hailey Idaho, 1894; title: Getting the office ready: Hailey, Idaho, 1952; title: A powerful woman: Walker, Missouri, 1906; title: Twelve minutes to Sun Valley: Hailey, Idaho, 1951; title: Sunshine over Baldy: Sun Valley Hospital, 1948; title: The placenta previa case: Hailey, Idaho, 1908; title: Ol' Scotty: Hailey, Idaho, 1908; title: Trouble down at Dot Allen's: Hailey, Idaho, 1911; title: The Kirkpatrick Ranch case: Hailey, Idaho, 1912; title: A one-way ticket: San Antonio, Texas, 1952; title: The Rocky Mountain spotted fever epidemic: Squaw Tit Mountain, 1914; title: Indians: Hailey, Idaho, 1956; title: Rosie Tincup: Hailey, Idaho, 1916; title: The seagull: Hailey, Idaho, 1958; title: The North Star mine tragedy: Hailey, Idaho, 1917; title: The switch engine case and the ghost of Black Jack Ketchum: Hailey, Idaho, 1918; title: At Aunt Lillie's house: Bellevue, Idaho; title: Our darling: Hailey, Idaho, 1919; title: The count and the little girl: Hailey, Idaho, 1936; title: A barren wonderland: Hailey, Idaho, 1967; title: A powerful man: Hailey, Idaho, 1969; title: The doctor's final victory: Shoshone, Idaho, 1980.