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pp. 399, b/w illustrations, “This biography recounts the remarkable life of a Prussian/Polish Jew who immigrated to the United States as a teenager in the 1850s and became one of the nation? best-known physicians by the turn of the century. After medical study in South Carolina and Virginia on the eve of the Civil War, Baruch served the Confederacy as a surgeon for three years, twice undergoing capture and internment. Despite economic hardships while practicing in South Carolina during Reconstruction, he helped to reactivate the State Medical Association and served as president of the State Board of Health. “
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| ISBN | 0817305890 | |
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| ISBN13 | 9780817305895 | |
| Number of pages | 399 | |
| Original Title | Simon Baruch: Rebel in the Ranks of Medicine, 1840-1921 | |
| Published Date | 1994 | |
| Book Condition | Very Good | |
| Jacket Condition | Very Good | |
| Binding | Hardcover | |
| Size | 8vo | |
| Place of Publication | Tuscaloosa | |
| Edition | First Edition | |
| Category: | Science | |
| Author: | Patricia Spain Ward | |
| Publisher: | University Alabama Press |
pp. 399, b/w illustrations, “This biography recounts the remarkable life of a Prussian/Polish Jew who immigrated to the United States as a teenager in the 1850s and became one of the nation? best-known physicians by the turn of the century. After medical study in South Carolina and Virginia on the eve of the Civil War, Baruch served the Confederacy as a surgeon for three years, twice undergoing capture and internment. Despite economic hardships while practicing in South Carolina during Reconstruction, he helped to reactivate the State Medical Association and served as president of the State Board of Health. “
| Weight | 1.2 kg |
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