A solid work of history, a book that will engage readers from a wide range of disciplines and perspectives, a book that will stand as a significant contribution to the history of medicine.
(Joel Howell, M.D., Ph.D., author of
Technology in the Hospital 2005)
A sensitive study of medical practice at that special moment, early in the twentieth century, when the promise of science to expose and cure hidden disease meant that physician authority was on the rise. Anchored in careful reading of a rich manuscript source, Crenner provides a first-rate analysis of one prominent clinician's private practice within its scientific, social, and cultural context. The author's skills as historian and physician offer surprising new insights into things that we tend to take for granted in present practice of both medicine and history.
(Jacalyn Duffin, President, American Association for the History of Medicine 2006)
A fascinating study of elite medicine at a pivotal moment. Crenner illuminates the shift to a more self-consciously 'scientific' style of practice, through a finely textured analysis of Richard Cabot's meticulously detailed casebooks.
(Charles E. Rosenberg, Harvard University 2006)
A fine book, an engaging example of the best sort of contemporary history... Crenner has provided as much material for the historian as for the historically minded physician... rigorously researched and fascinating.
(Richard Barnett
The Lancet )
An important reference for readers who are interested in the intellectual and organizational contributions of Richard Cabot... of interest to all who would enjoy an elegant look back at the pathways by which modern medicine has developed.
(Dwight K. Oxley, MD
Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine )
An informative book.
(Ian Cameron
Canadian Family Physician )
Private Practice is solid scholarship, a model for students of medical history, a significant contribution for medical historians, and an inspiration for further research.
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Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences )
An important book, thoroughly researched and documented... Readers interested in the sociology of medicine will find that Cabot's private practice yields new insights.
(David Faflik
New England Quarterly )
