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Bleed, Blister, And Purge: A History Of Medicine  On The American Frontier
Bleed Blister And Purge A History Of Medicine On The American Frontier
Author: Volney, M.D. Steele
Bleed, Blister, and Purge traces the fits and starts of medical progress on the western frontier. With the authority of a scholar and the sparkle of an old-time storyteller, Dr. Volney Steele takes the reader from rotgut whiskey to modern anesthetics, from castor oil to antibiotics, and from barroom surgery to modern hospital operations. Dr. S...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780878425051
ISBN-10: 0878425055
Publication Date: 4/15/2005
Pages: 367
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Publisher: Mountain Press Publishing Company
Book Type: Paperback
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