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Author:

Jarrow, Gail, author.

Title:

Blood and germs : the Civil War battle against wounds and disease / by Gail Jarrow.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Calkins Creekan imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Subject:

United States--Medical care--Civil War, 1861-1865--Medical care--Juvenile literature.
Medicine, Military--United States--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
United States--Health aspects--Civil War, 1861-1865--Health aspects--Juvenile literature.
United States Sanitary Commission--History--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.--Juvenile literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 162-169) and index.

Contents:

Before you read on... -- "A day of war and bloodshed" -- Billy Yank and Johnny Reb -- Bugs, parasites, and microbes -- The Virginia quickstep -- Onions for your soldier -- Doctors in blue and gray -- The murderous minié -- Rescuing the wounded -- Under the knife -- Pus and gangrene -- Healing -- After the guns fell silent.

Summary:

The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers' bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this nonfiction book reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, celebrating the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives.

ISBN:

1684371767
9781684371761

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1198910575

LCCN:

2019953787

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