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Life and Limb: Perspectives on the American Civil War
David Seed (Ed.)
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Description for Life and Limb: Perspectives on the American Civil War
Paperback. A fascinating collection of primary sources on medical experiences in the US Civil War. Editor(s): Seed, David; Kenny, Stephen C.; Williams, Chris. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 158 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
The contemporary perspectives – fiction, first-hand accounts, reportage and photographs - found in the pages of this collection give a unique insight into the experiences and suffering of those affected by the American Civil War. The essays and recollections detail some of the earliest attempts by medical professionals to understand and help the wounded, and look at how writers and poets were influenced by their own involvement as nurses, combatants and observers. So alongside the medical observations of figures such as Silas Weir Mitchell and William Keen, you’ll find memoirs of writers including Louisa May Alcott, Ambrose Bierce and Walt ... Read more
The contemporary perspectives – fiction, first-hand accounts, reportage and photographs - found in the pages of this collection give a unique insight into the experiences and suffering of those affected by the American Civil War. The essays and recollections detail some of the earliest attempts by medical professionals to understand and help the wounded, and look at how writers and poets were influenced by their own involvement as nurses, combatants and observers. So alongside the medical observations of figures such as Silas Weir Mitchell and William Keen, you’ll find memoirs of writers including Louisa May Alcott, Ambrose Bierce and Walt ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781382509
SKU
9781781382509
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Ref
99-1
About David Seed (Ed.)
David Seed is Professor of English at the University of Liverpool. Stephen C. Kenny is Lecturer in 19th and 20th century North American History at the University of Liverpool. Chris Williams is Research and KE Impact Officer at the University of Liverpool.
Reviews for Life and Limb: Perspectives on the American Civil War
Reviews 'The book is nicely presented and handsomely illustrated with both figures and plates. It bears similarities in form with David Seed’s earlier edited anthology onAmerican Travellers in Liverpool (Liverpool University Press, 2008) with which local readers may already be familiar. Life and Limb may find a welcome niche in the library of anyone with an interest in medical history ... Read more