Bleed, blister, puke, and purge : the dirty secrets behind early American medicine / J. Marin Younker.
Bleed, blister, puke, and purge exposes the extraordinary practices and major players of American medical history, from the colonial era to the late 1800s.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781942186328
- ISBN: 1942186320
- Physical Description: 110 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Publisher: San Francisco, CA : Zest Books, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Medicine in the new old world -- Two steps forward, one step back -- Anesthesia and Civil War medicine -- The death of heroic medicine.
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- Subject:
- Medicine > United States > History > Juvenile literature.
Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Old Fort Branch Library | 973 YOU (Text) | 37810435424980 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | 610.973 Y (Text) | 31781061950471 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 610.973 Y (Text) | 31781061950497 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Paddison Memorial Branch | J610.973 Y (Text) | 0112520892593 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Rural Hall Branch | J610.973 Y (Text) | 0112520892619 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Available | - |
| South Buncombe/Skyland Library | j610.973 YOU (Text) | 0020511264861 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/21/2026 |
| Transylvania County Library | YA 610.973 YOU (Text) | 38079102386455 | Young Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
