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7%OFFDavid J. Peck - Or Perish in the Attempt: The Hardship and Medicine of the Lewis and Clark Expedition - 9780803235113 - V9780803235113
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Or Perish in the Attempt: The Hardship and Medicine of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Description for Or Perish in the Attempt: The Hardship and Medicine of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Paperback. Details the health issues faced by the Corps of Discovery on the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition. Num Pages: 360 pages, 40 illustrations, 1 map, 2 appendixes. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 3JH; MBX; WTLP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 226 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 492.
David J. Peck’s Or Perish in the Attempt ingeniously combines the remarkable adventures of Lewis and Clark with an examination of the health problems their expedition faced. Formidable problems indeed, but the author patiently, expertly—and humorously—guides us through the medical travails of the famous journey, juxtaposing treatment then against remedy now. The result is a fascinating book that sheds new light not only on Lewis and Clark and the men and one remarkable woman (and her infant) who accompanied them along an eight-thousand-mile wilderness path but also on the practice of medicine in their time and place.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803235113
SKU
V9780803235113
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About David J. Peck
David J. Peck is a retired physician and a popular, nationally recognized speaker on the medical aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. He and his wife live in San Diego. Dr Peck can be contacted through his website @ lewisandclarkmedicine.com.  Moira Ambrose (1939–2009) wrote more than thirty books with her husband, Steven E. Ambrose, including several bestsellers. R. F. “Bob” ... Read more

Reviews for Or Perish in the Attempt: The Hardship and Medicine of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
“Altogether revealing, instructive, and entertaining.”—Dave Walter, research historian, Montana Historical Society “Dr. Peck’s book is significant not only for the new medical information it brings to light but because it is one of the most readable and entertaining of the books about the Lewis and Clark Expedition. When asked which of the many books someone should read about the Expedition—or ... Read more

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