An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform: Volume I, A-L

by Christopher Hoolihan

This is a catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of rare books dealing with "popular medicine" in early America which is housed at the University of Rochester Medical School library. The books described in the catalogue were written by physicians and other professionals to provide information for the non-medical audience. The books taught human anatomy, hygiene, temperance and diet, how to maintain health, and how to cope with illness especially...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580460984
• ISBN13: 9781580460989
• Release Date: October 2001
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 10.3" x 7.4"