The science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses, is explored in this fascinating nonfiction book for young readers.
The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers’ bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this book by acclaimed writer Gail Jarrow reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, and celebrates the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives. The first title in the Medical Fiascoes series!Author: Gail Jarrow
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: 10/13/2020
Series: Medical Fiascoes
Pages: 176
Weight: 2lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781684371761
Language: English
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