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Frontier Medicine: from the Atlantic to the Pacific, 1492-1941 - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Dary, David
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0307263452
- ISBN 13
- 9780307263452
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0307263452 . A Fine first Edition/First Printing in an equal dust-jacket with minimal bumping to the spine; W.This book tells the story of the medical pioneers who traveled across the American and Pacific frontiers during the 1500s, 1600s, and 1700s. These frontier doctors were responsible for pioneering new medical techniques and treatments, and often risked their lives to help settle new lands. David W. Dary's well-written and engaging account of these remarkable doctors will interest students of American and world history, as well as medical professionals and enthusiasts.; 8vo; 381 pages .
Synopsis
David Dary is the author of more than a dozen previous books including The Buffalo Book, Cowboy Culture, Entrepreneurs of the Old West, Seeking Pleasure in the Old West, Red Blood and Black Ink, The Santa Fe Trail, The Oregon Trail, and True Tales of the Prairies and Plains . He is the recipient of two Wrangler Awards from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, two Western Writers of America Spur Awards, the WWA’s Wister Owen Award for lifetime achievement, the Westerners International Best Nonfiction Book Award, and the Oklahoma Center for the Book 2008 Arrell Gibson Award for lifetime achievement. He lives in Norman, Oklahoma.
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- Books Tell You Why, Inc.
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- Title
- Frontier Medicine: from the Atlantic to the Pacific, 1492-1941 - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Dary, David
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0307263452
- ISBN 13
- 9780307263452
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
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