Healing a divided nation : how the American Civil War revolutionized Western medicine /

Adrienne, Carole,

Healing a divided nation : how the American Civil War revolutionized Western medicine / Carole Adrienne. - First Pegasus books cloth edition. - xxiv, 312 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Adrienne examines how the American Civil War transformed modern medicine while also analyzing changes in education, society, humanitarianism, and technology.

1639361855 9781639361854


Medicine, Military--History--United States--19th century.
Nursing--History--United States--19th century.


United States--History--Health aspects.--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Medical care.--Civil War, 1861-1865

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