S. Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914 : Philadelphia's literary physician / Nancy Cervetti.
Material type:
TextSeries: Penn State series in the history of the bookPublisher: University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]Copyright date: ©2012Description: xii, 295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0271054034
- 9780271054032
- S. Weir Mitchell, 1829 to 1914
- 610.92 23
- R154.M66 C47 2012
Contents:
Summary: "A biography of Philadelphia physician S. Weir Mitchell. Examines his life and his interactions with many prominent nineteenth-century Americans, including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jane Addams, Winifred Howells, Edith Wharton, William Osler, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Walt Whitman, and Andrew Carnegie"--Provided by publisher.
Family matters -- Letters home -- The young physiologist -- War's awful harvest -- Wind and tide -- Pandora's box -- The apple or the rose -- The literary physician -- Combat zones -- Great doctor, poet, and salmon killer -- Winter's sorrow -- The new century.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 610.92 MIT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A479830B |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Family matters -- Letters home -- The young physiologist -- War's awful harvest -- Wind and tide -- Pandora's box -- The apple or the rose -- The literary physician -- Combat zones -- Great doctor, poet, and salmon killer -- Winter's sorrow -- The new century.
"A biography of Philadelphia physician S. Weir Mitchell. Examines his life and his interactions with many prominent nineteenth-century Americans, including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jane Addams, Winifred Howells, Edith Wharton, William Osler, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Walt Whitman, and Andrew Carnegie"--Provided by publisher.
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