Bag Balm and Duct Tape: Tales of a Vermont Doctor

by Beach Conger

Book Overview

When young Dr. Beach Conger accepted a hospital appointment in rural Vermont, it was a mail-order marriage without either party seeing the other. He envisioned living out the rest of his days splitting wood, healing the sick, and being adored as a kindly country doctor. His new patients figured they had their work cut out for them, breaking in this whippersnapper M.D. from Berkeley, California. Beach Conger's tale of his training in the art of country doctoring is a joy. Listen in on the hilarious consultations as he finds a cure for vitaminia, induces laconic Vermonters to talk about "private" problems, and even reconstructs the formula for the "Green Pills" his predecessor invented. He especially brings home that most basic consideration -- the need for every doctor to be supervised by a responsible person, i.e., a nurse. "An engaging blend of rustic wisdom and big-city know-how." -- Publishers Weekly

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0316152587
• ISBN13: 9780316152587
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Little Brown and Company
• Length: 263 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.

Customer Reviews

True Enough

Truly enjoyed this book. As a Nurse and a Vermonter I found this book to be so true of the Vermont I know and our blessed health care providers. I recommend it to anyone beginning their career in health care.

Enjoyable

This book had me laughing out loud! signed, a former country do