Living in the shadow of death : tuberculosis and the social experience of illness in American history / Sheila M. Rothman.
| Author/creator |
Rothman, Sheila M. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : BasicBooks, ©1994. |
| Description | xi, 319 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Invalid experience: New England men, 1810-60 -- Dreaded disease -- Manhood and invalidism -- Pursuit of health -- Body and soul -- Female invalid: the narrative of Deborah Vinal Fiske, 1806-44 -- Coming of age -- Domestic duties -- Deborah and her doctors -- Intensive care -- Health seekers in the West, 1840-90 -- Come west and live -- Physician as living proof -- Western narrative -- Becoming a patient, 1882-1940 -- Disease of the masses -- Confining for cure -- In the shadow of the sanatorium -- Sanatorium narrative. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 91059017 |
| ISBN | 0465030025 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WF 11 AA1 R846L 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |