Dr. Charles David Spivak: A Jewish Immigrant and the American Tuberculosis Movement

by Jeanne E. Abrams

Part biography, part medical history, and part study of Jewish life in turn-of-the-century America, Jeanne Abrams's book tells the story of Dr. Charles David Spivak - a Jewish immigrant from Russia who became one of the leaders of the American Tuberculosis Movement. Born in Russia in 1861, Spivak immigrated to the United States in 1882 and received his medical degree from Philadelphia's Jefferson Medical College by 1890. In 1896, his wife's poor health...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870819410
• ISBN13: 9780870819414
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 9.0"