Open Wound: The Tragic Obsession of Dr. William Beaumont

by Jason Karlawish

Book Overview

A shotgun misfires inside the American Fur Company store in Northern Michigan, and Alexis St. Martin's death appears imminent. It's 1822, and, as the leaders of Mackinac Island examine St. Martin's shot-riddled torso, they decide not to incur a single expense on behalf of the indentured fur trapper. They even go so far as to dismiss the attention of U.S. Army Assistant Surgeon William Beaumont, the frontier fort's only doctor.

Beaumont ignores...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472118013
• ISBN13: 9780472118014
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: University of Michigan Regional
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"