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Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease

Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease

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Series: Medical Fiascoes

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ISBN10: 1684371767
ISBN13: 9781684371761
Publisher: Calkins Creek Books
Published: Oct 13 2020
Pages: 176
Weight: 2.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.10
Language: English
The science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses, is explored in this fascinating nonfiction book for young readers.

The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers' bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this book by acclaimed writer Gail Jarrow reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, and celebrates the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives. The first title in the Medical Fiascoes series!

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