No one ailing except a physician : medicine in the mining West, 1848-1919 / Duane A. Smith, Ronald C. Brown.

Author/creator Smith, Duane A.
Other author Brown, Ronald C., 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder : University Press of Colorado, ©2001.
Description160 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Life and death jostle each other: California's gold rush era -- A right to go to hell in his own way: Nevada, 1859-1900 -- The stench from the was simply fearful: California and Nevada in the nineteeth century -- Brewing sage tea for some tenderfoot: Colorado, 1858-1900 -- The mining section is full of men with but one or no eye: medicine in Colorado's mines, nineteeth century -- Wearing out, not rusting out: rest of the West -- The accident is one of those that seem inevitable in mining: medical practice and diagnoses in transition -- Fired with faith of fools: Alaska, 1897-1910 -- They may yet find gold: time of retrenchment, 1900-1918 -- The secret of safety work is one of leading people to think: medicine in the mines in the twentieth century.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Acquisitions source Laupus- Robert W. Cihak History of Medicine Library.
LCCN 00013225
ISBN087081611X
ISBN9780870816116

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Laupus Books - Stacks WZ 60 S645N 2001 ✔ Available Place Hold