Healing a Divided Nation: How the American Civil War Revolutionized Western Medicine Adrienne Carole
"An exceptional look at the growth of health care spurred by the Civil War?"--David J Kent, award-winning scientist and author of Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln's Commitment to…
Specifikacia Healing a Divided Nation: How the American Civil War Revolutionized Western Medicine Adrienne Carole
"An exceptional look at the growth of health care spurred by the Civil War?"--David J Kent, award-winning scientist and author of Lincoln: The Fire of Genius: How Abraham Lincoln's Commitment to Science and Technology Helped Modernize AmericaAt the start of the Civil War, the medical field in America was rudimentary, unsanitary, and woefully underprepared to address what would become the bloodiest conflict on U.S. soil. However, in this historic moment of pivotal social and political change, medicine was also fast evolving to meet the needs of the time. Unprecedented strides were made in the science of medicine, and as women and African Americans were admitted into the field for the first time.The Civil War marked a revolution in healthcare as a whole, laying the foundations for the system we know today. In Healing a Divided Nation,