Soldier, Surgeon, Scholar: The Memoirs of William Henry Corbusier, 1844-1930

by William Henry Corbusier

Book Overview

Army surgeon, ethnographer, and writer William Henry Corbusier (1844-1930) witnessed the transformation of the United States from young republic to world power. In Soldier, Surgeon, Scholar, the retired army officer and surgeon recounts his experiences, which include a New York City childhood, adolescence in gold-rush California, and army life from the wilds of Arizona to the jungles of the occupied Philippines.

In 1864, Corbusier joined...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806195487
• ISBN13: 9780806195483
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 258 Pages