A day in the Life of a Colonial Doctor
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Youth level.
Benjamin Rush, physician -- A sense of humors -- Becoming a doctor -- Dreaded diseases -- The apothecary -- Accidents, surgery, and infection -- Colonial remedies -- Benjamin Rush, patriot and army surgeon -- A new look at things.
Describes a day in the life of a doctor in colonial Philadelphia, where he was trained, common ailments and how he treated them, and ways in which he tried to improve conditions for women, slaves, and others.
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The library of living and working in colonial times.
PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : PowerKids Press, 2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: 24 p. : col. ill. ; 19 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0823962288 :
SUBJECTS
Rush, Benjamin, -- 1746-1813.
Physicians -- Biography.
Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.