Joseph Jones, M.D. [electronic resource] : Scientist of the Old South / James O. Breeden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breeden, James O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care.

United States.

Jones, Joseph, 1833-1896.

Jones, Joseph.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (320 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1975.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Of the many books written over the past century about the Old South and the American Civil War, a very few explore the scientific history of the South or the medical history of the war itself. In the first volume of this impressive biography of Joseph Jones, Mr. Breeden does much to illuminate the development of scientific thought and of medicine in the nineteenth-century South. Jones was far in advance of most of his fellow physicians. The thoroughness of his research, the tenacity of his effort, and the brilliance of his findings won him respect while he was still a very young scholar. When

Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Prologue; Chapter 1 Formative Years; Chapter 2 School Days; Chapter 3 Young Professional; Chapter 4 Secession; Chapter 5 Private Jones; Chapter 6 The Making of a Confederate Surgeon; Chapter 7 Surgeon Jones; lllustrations; Chapter 8 Defeat; Chapter 9 Andersonville; Chapter 10 Hospital Gangrene; Chapter 11 The Balance Sheet; Epilogue; Notes; A Note on Sources; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 277-283.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-6222-X

OCLC:

900345109