Bleed, Blister, and Purge: A History of Medicine on the American Frontier - Steele, Volney
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"Bleed, Blister, and Purge" traces the fits and starts of medical progress on the western frontier. With the authority of a scholar and the sparkle of an old-time storyteller, Dr. Volney Steele takes the reader from rotgut whiskey to modern anesthetics, from castor oil to antibiotics, and from barroom surgery to modern hospital operations. Citing everything from government reports to first-person remembrances, combined with his own sensitive interpretations, the author creates a full, clear, and colorful picture of illness and the healing arts in the old West.

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"Bleed, Blister, and Purge" traces the fits and starts of medical progress on the western frontier. With the authority of a scholar and the sparkle of an old-time storyteller, Dr. Volney Steele takes the reader from rotgut whiskey to modern anesthetics, from castor oil to antibiotics, and from barroom surgery to modern hospital operations. Citing everything from government reports to first-person remembrances, combined with his own sensitive interpretations, the author creates a full, clear, and colorful picture of illness and the healing arts in the old West.
Autorenporträt
Volney Steele was born in a small town in northwest Arkansas in 1922, the son of the town�s only physician and only schoolteacher. From 1959 to 1986, Dr. Steele practiced pathology in Bozeman, Montana. After retiring he served for several years overseas with Project HOPE and Pathologists Overseas. Since 2000, The Volney Steele Endowment to the Montana State University Foundation has helped support the Medical History of the West Conference in Bozeman.