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Dr Charles David Spivak
Jeanne Abrams
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Description for Dr Charles David Spivak
Hardcover. Num Pages: 226 pages, 15 b/w photos. BIC Classification: BGT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 20. Weight in Grams: 482.
Part biography, part medical history, and part study of Jewish life in turn-of-the-century America, Jeanne Abrams's book tells the story of Dr. Charles David Spivak - a Jewish immigrant from Russia who became one of the leaders of the American Tuberculosis Movement.Born in Russia in 1861, Spivak immigrated to the United States in 1882 and received his medical degree from Philadelphia's Jefferson Medical College by 1890. In 1896, his wife's poor health brought them to Colorado. Determined to find a cure, Spivak became one of the most charismatic and well-known leaders in the American Tuberculosis Movement. His role as director ... Read more
Part biography, part medical history, and part study of Jewish life in turn-of-the-century America, Jeanne Abrams's book tells the story of Dr. Charles David Spivak - a Jewish immigrant from Russia who became one of the leaders of the American Tuberculosis Movement.Born in Russia in 1861, Spivak immigrated to the United States in 1882 and received his medical degree from Philadelphia's Jefferson Medical College by 1890. In 1896, his wife's poor health brought them to Colorado. Determined to find a cure, Spivak became one of the most charismatic and well-known leaders in the American Tuberculosis Movement. His role as director ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Colorado, United States
ISBN
9780870819414
SKU
V9780870819414
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Ref
99-15
About Jeanne Abrams
Jeanne Abrams is a professor at Penrose Library at the University of Denver and the author of Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail (New York University Press, 2006).
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