Medicine In The Old West

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Doctors Of The Old West

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Author : Robert F. Karolevitz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1967

Doctors Of The Old West written by Robert F. Karolevitz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with Medical categories.

Traces the development of the healing art with such related factors and facets as hospitals, apothecaries, medicines, equipment, nursing and midwifery.

Medicine In The Old West

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Author : Jeremy Agnew
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2010-04-23

Medicine In The Old West written by Jeremy Agnew and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-23 with History categories.

The healing arts as practiced in the Old West often meant the difference between life and death for American pioneers. Whether the challenge was sickness, an Indian arrow, a gunshot wound, or a fall from a horse, a pioneer in the western territories required care for medical emergencies, but often had to make do until a doctor could be found. This historical overview addresses the perils to health that were present during the expansion of the American frontier, and the methods used by doctors to treat and overcome them. Numerous black and white photographs are provided, as well as a glossary of medical terms. Appendices list commonly used drugs and typical surgical instruments from the 1850-1900 era.

Alcohol And Opium In The Old West

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Author : Jeremy Agnew
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-10-25

Alcohol And Opium In The Old West written by Jeremy Agnew and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-25 with History categories.

This book explores the role and influence of drink and drugs (primarily opium) in the Old West, which for this book is considered to be America west of the Mississippi from the California gold rush of the 1840s to the closing of the Western Frontier in roughly 1900. This period was the first time in American history that heavy drinking and drug abuse became a major social concern. Drinking was considered to be an accepted pursuit for men at the time. Smoking opium was considered to be deviant and associated with groups on the fringes of mainstream society, but opium use and addiction by women was commonplace. This book presents the background of both substances and how their use spread across the West, at first for medicinal purposes--but how overuse and abuse led to the Temperance Movement and eventually to National Prohibition. This book reports the historical reality of alcohol and opium use in the Old West without bias.

Frontier Medicine

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Author : David Dary
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2008-11-04

Frontier Medicine written by David Dary and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-04 with Medical categories.

In this intriguing narrative, David Dary charts how American medicine has evolved since 1492, when New World settlers first began combining European remedies with the traditional practices of the native populations. It’s a story filled with colorful characters, from quacks and con artists to heroic healers and ingenious medicine men, and Dary tells it with an engaging style and an eye for the telling detail. Dary also charts the evolution of American medicine from these trial-and-error roots to its contemporary high-tech, high-cost pharmaceutical and medical industry. Packed with fascinating facts about our medical past, Frontier Medicine is an engaging and illuminating history of how our modern medical system came into being.

Doctor Wore Petticoats

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Author : Chris Enss
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2006-03-01

Doctor Wore Petticoats written by Chris Enss and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-01 with History categories.

"No women need apply." Western towns looking for a local doctor during the frontier era often concluded their advertisements in just that manner. Yet apply they did. And in small towns all over the west, highly trained women from medical colleges in the East took on the post of local doctor to great acclaim. These women changed the lives of the patients they came in contact with, as well as their own lives, and helped write the history of the West. In this new book, author Chris Enss offers a glimpse into the fascinating lives of ten of these amazing women.

Mystic Healers Medicine Shows

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Author : Gene Fowler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Mystic Healers Medicine Shows written by Gene Fowler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.

Most of the histories of the West are obsessed with the shoot-em-ups. But what about the patch-em-ups? Who had to deal with all that famous carnage? With all the bloodletting depicted by pop culture historians, it almost seems a miracle anyone survived to settle the West. Prior to World War II regular, or allopathic, physicians trained in mainstream medicine were often outnumbered by alternative practitioners--folk curers, herbalists, faith healers, homeopaths, patent medicine promoters, and medicine showmen. Mystic Healers and Medicine Shows profiles many of the most significant of these healers as well as a few other colorful regular doctors.

Lotions Potions And Deadly Elixirs

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Author : Wayne Bethard
language : en
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
Release Date : 2004-05-17

Lotions Potions And Deadly Elixirs written by Wayne Bethard and has been published by Taylor Trade Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-05-17 with History categories.

Powder papers, booty balls, and sugar tits— Lotions, Potions, and Deadly Elixirs has a cure for whatever ails! These quaint names were given to popular medicinal forms during America's frontier era that were said to cure everything from fallen arches to a broken windmill. Grandmas, mommas, and even certified physicians treated the sick, lame, and unlucky with what was available: barbed wire and horseshoe nails, cactus, pokeweed, buckeyes, you name it. Ironically, a lot of these homespun treatments actually worked. In Lotions, Potions, and Deadly Elixirs, a practicing pharmacist takes a light-hearted look at the most popular medicines from the frontier days and how they were intended to work. An authoritative "Frontier Materia Medica" lists common drugs, the dates they were in use, customary doses, and idiosyncrasies. The author's outstanding collection of bottle labels, advertising art, and rare photographs of "medicine shows" rounds out this colorful survey of America's medicinal past.

Alcohol And Opium In The Old West

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Author : Jeremy Agnew
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-10-17

Alcohol And Opium In The Old West written by Jeremy Agnew and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-17 with History categories.

This book explores the role and influence of drink and drugs (primarily opium) in the Old West, which for this book is considered to be America west of the Mississippi from the California gold rush of the 1840s to the closing of the Western Frontier in roughly 1900. This period was the first time in American history that heavy drinking and drug abuse became a major social concern. Drinking was considered to be an accepted pursuit for men at the time. Smoking opium was considered to be deviant and associated with groups on the fringes of mainstream society, but opium use and addiction by women was commonplace. This book presents the background of both substances and how their use spread across the West, at first for medicinal purposes--but how overuse and abuse led to the Temperance Movement and eventually to National Prohibition. This book reports the historical reality of alcohol and opium use in the Old West without bias.

The Doctor S Bag

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Author : Keith Souter
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2015-10-05

The Doctor S Bag written by Keith Souter and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-10-05 with categories.

Who was the best doctor in the Old West? How did the doc remove an arrow? Could silk really stop a bullet? What was the "Germ theory"? The answers to all these questions and more can be found in Dr. Keith Souter's remarkable book. THE DOCTOR'S BAG is a wonderful factual sourcebook that is easy for anyone to read and understand. It contains historical facts along with a multitude of pictures, illustrations, and diagrams for rich, colorful enhancements to the text. Skillfully written by long-time physician Keith Souter, who is also a well-recognized author in many genres, including westerns, THE DOCTOR'S BAG is an invaluable reference source for authors of Old West tales-or for any reader who just wants to learn about medical practices of time gone by.

Prohibition And Bootlegging In The American West

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Author : Jeremy Agnew
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2022-10-25

Prohibition And Bootlegging In The American West written by Jeremy Agnew and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-25 with History categories.

Prohibition was imposed by eager temperance movements organizers who sought to shape public behavior through alcoholic beverage control in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The success of reformers' efforts resulted in National Prohibition in America from 1920 to 1933, but it also resulted in a thriving illegal business in the manufacture and distribution of illegal liquor. The history of Prohibition and the resulting illegal drinking is frequently told through the lens of crime and violence in Chicago and other major East Coast cities. Often neglected are the effects of Prohibition on the Western part of the United States and how Westerners rose to the challenge of avoiding the consequences of illegal drinking. Illegal liquor was imported from abroad, made in stills using strange ingredients that were sometimes poisonous to the unlucky drinker. This history includes stories ranging from serious to quirky, and provides an entertaining account of how misguided efforts resulted in numerous unintended consequences.