Suffering in the Land of Sunshine: A Los Angeles Illness Narrative

by Emily K. Abel

The history of medicine is much more than the story of doctors, nurses, and hospitals. Seeking to understand the patient's perspective, historians scour the archives, searching for rare personal accounts. Bringing together a trove of more than 400 family letters by Charles Dwight Willard, Suffering in the Land of Sunshine provides a unique window into the experience of sickness.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813539013
• ISBN13: 9780813539010
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"