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100 1  Reiss, Oscar, |d1925- |=^A392532
245 10 Medicine and the American Revolution : |bhow diseases and their treatments affected the colonial army / |cby Oscar Reiss.
260    Jefferson, N.C. : |bMcFarland & Co., |c©1998.
300    vii, 278 pages ; |c24 cm
336    text |2rdacontent
337    unmediated |2rdamedia
338    volume |2rdacarrier
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-272) and index.
505 0  Army medicine -- Leaders of the medical department -- Smallpox and the Canadian invasion -- Disease and medical care in the Navy -- Syphilis and the loss of New York -- Dysentery and the prisoners of war -- Typhus and the army hospitals -- Valley forge and scabies -- Malaria and the southern campaign.
520    A retired physician offers a unique history of the American Revolution, pointing out that nearly nine times as many people died from disease than from fighting. He traces such diseases as dysentery, scurvy, typhus, and smallpox to poor diet, inadequate sanitation, and sometimes a lack of basic medical care. He also includes medical histories of Washington and King George III.
541     |3Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Collection
650  0 Medicine, Military |zUnited States |xHistory |y18th century. |=^A1002280
650 12 Military Medicine |xhistory |zUnited States. |=^A918415
650 22 History, 18th Century |zUnited States. |=^A941125
650  2 History of Medicine. |=^A917891
651  0 United States |xHistory |yRevolution, 1775-1783 |xMedical care. |=^A23314
994    C0 |bNEH
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