The Mayo Clinic: Faith, Hope, Science

by David Blistein and Ken Burns

Book Overview

Based on the PBS documentary by Ken Burns, Erik Ewers, and Christopher Loren Ewers airing September 25.

On September 30, 1889, W.W. Mayo and his sons Will and Charlie performed the very first operation at a brand-new Catholic hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. It was called Saint Marys.

The hospital arose out of the devastation of a tornado that had struck the town six years earlier. After the storm, Mother Alfred...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1948122294
• ISBN13: 9781948122290
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: RosettaBooks
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 10.9" x 12.0"