Clearly organized, authoritative, and readable, this first-of-its-kind encyclopedia offers general readers and scholars alike detailed coverage of the amazing saga of Civil War medicine on both sides of the conflict.
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Format:Hardcover
The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine,Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein. M.E. Sharpe Publishing, 2008, 419 pp., illustrations, chronology, bibliography, index, $[...].
This history of Civil War medicine in encyclopedia form offers 200+ A to Z entries on people, medical terms, disease, wounds, treatments, hospitals and volunteer organizations. Both Battles of Manassas, Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, Chickamauga, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Shiloh have entries listed in the table of contents. Other battles, such as Olustee, are found in the index. Clearly written, well annotated, and concisely organized, this one volume encyclopedia is reminescent of Mark Boatner's <em>Dictionary of the Civil War' and Terry Jones' 'Historical Dictionary of the Civil War'.
Schroeder-Lein's work encompass's the most recent scholarship on the medical aspects of the war. There are usually three or more bibliographic notes for each entry along with usually five or more 'See Also' links. The chronology runs twelve pages and the bibliography spans fourteen. The reading level is accessible to the high school student who has a desire to learn new medical terms such as hydrotherapy, allopath, varioloid, and quotidian.
From the table of contents, CWL picked out the entries 'medical historiography, 'The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion', Hunter Holmes Maguire and Silas Weir Mitchell for a first reading; from the index the terms 'libraries' (of course), nuns, nursing schools received attention by CWL.
Glenna R. Schroeder-lein received a PHD in history from the University of Georgia and is the author of 'Confederate Hospitals on the Move: Samuel H. Stout and the Army of Tennessee'. She has assisted in the editing of the Andrew Johnson Papers and is currently the manuscripts librarian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois.
Listed at $[...] by the publisher. Of course at the the retail or the discounted price, one must ask 'is it worth it?' As an enthusiast of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and as a reenactor of Civil War medicine, CWL's answer is 'yes.' The paperback edition is likely to take two or three years to arrive and CWL doubts whether the History Book Club or [...] (now [...]) will have it available. Two options are to buy it for your community library and get a tax write-off or request the book as an inter-library loan. Once you have open in your hands, it is likely that you will be spending quite a bit of time in 'The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine'.
This history of Civil War medicine in encyclopedia form offers 200+ A to Z entries on people, medical terms, disease, wounds, treatments, hospitals and volunteer organizations. Both Battles of Manassas, Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, Chickamauga, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, and Shiloh have entries listed in the table of contents. Other battles, such as Olustee, are found in the index. Clearly written, well annotated, and concisely organized, this one volume encyclopedia is reminescent of Mark Boatner's <em>Dictionary of the Civil War' and Terry Jones' 'Historical Dictionary of the Civil War'.
Schroeder-Lein's work encompass's the most recent scholarship on the medical aspects of the war. There are usually three or more bibliographic notes for each entry along with usually five or more 'See Also' links. The chronology runs twelve pages and the bibliography spans fourteen. The reading level is accessible to the high school student who has a desire to learn new medical terms such as hydrotherapy, allopath, varioloid, and quotidian.
From the table of contents, CWL picked out the entries 'medical historiography, 'The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion', Hunter Holmes Maguire and Silas Weir Mitchell for a first reading; from the index the terms 'libraries' (of course), nuns, nursing schools received attention by CWL.
Glenna R. Schroeder-lein received a PHD in history from the University of Georgia and is the author of 'Confederate Hospitals on the Move: Samuel H. Stout and the Army of Tennessee'. She has assisted in the editing of the Andrew Johnson Papers and is currently the manuscripts librarian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield, Illinois.
Listed at $[...] by the publisher. Of course at the the retail or the discounted price, one must ask 'is it worth it?' As an enthusiast of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and as a reenactor of Civil War medicine, CWL's answer is 'yes.' The paperback edition is likely to take two or three years to arrive and CWL doubts whether the History Book Club or [...] (now [...]) will have it available. Two options are to buy it for your community library and get a tax write-off or request the book as an inter-library loan. Once you have open in your hands, it is likely that you will be spending quite a bit of time in 'The Encyclopedia of Civil War Medicine'.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By sgt_maddog
Format:Hardcover
This work contains useful summaries of diseases, various medical terms, and key personalities. It is especially helpful as a guide to the historiography of Civil War Medicine. Each entry has a list for further reading. It also contains a medical-specific chronology. Too pricey for my blood (no pun intended), but worth scouring library shelves for [this sentence amputated at the preposition]. Hopefully it will be reprinted in paperback at a more reasonable price. For more bang for your buck check out Doctors in Blue (Adams) Doctors in Blue: The Medical History of the Union Army in the Civil War and Doctors in Gray (Cunningham), Doctors in Gray: The Confederate Medical Service older, but still unsurpassed in scope and narrative excellence.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A great book for those of us who have not studied Medicine during that period. It quickly takes us back to "Civil War Medicine" times without insulting our intelligence. A great book, and tool, for those of us interested in more than the average text has on all of procedures, medicines, and treatments of that time. A must for nubies and pros!
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The Encyclopedia Of Civil War Medicine
It is doubtful that my great-great-grandfather, Alonzo Luce, a member of the 19th Illinois Infantry, ever participated in a battle. Read more
Published 4 months ago by James D. Miller
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I purchased this as a gift for a Civil War buff and a doctor. He loved it and passed it on to another doctor after he finished it.
Published 4 months ago by Herb Thompson Jr
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Great New Paperback Edition of this Must Have Work!
For those of us who don't have an extensive science or medical background we will often come across a term we are unsure of or would like more information on. Where should we turn? Read more
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