Frontier Medicine by David Dary (.ePUB)
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Frontier Medicine: From the Atlantic to the Pacific, 1492-1941 by David Dary
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Overview: In this intriguing narrative, David Dary charts how American medicine has evolved since 1492, when New World settlers first began combining European remedies with the traditional practices of the native populations. It’s a story filled with colorful characters, from quacks and con artists to heroic healers and ingenious medicine men, and Dary tells it with an engaging style and an eye for the telling detail. Dary also charts the evolution of American medicine from these trial-and-error roots to its contemporary high-tech, high-cost pharmaceutical and medical industry.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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