Mending broken soldiers : the Union and Confederate programs to supply artificial limbs

Mending broken soldiers : the Union and Confederate programs to supply artificial limbs / Guy R. Hasegawa ; with a foreword by James M. Schmidt.

Author/creator	Hasegawa, Guy R.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2012.
Description	xiii, 126 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Artificial limbs--United States --History --19th century. Artificial limbs--Confederate States of America --History. Amputees--Services for --United States --History --19th century. Amputees--Services for --Confederate States of America --History. Soldiers--Medical care --United States --History --19th century. Soldiers--Medical care --Confederate States of America --History. Amputees--history --United States. American Civil War--United States. Artificial Limbs--history --United States. Military Personnel--history --United States. Veterans--history --United States. Wounds and Injuries--history --United States. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Medical care. United States--History --Civil War, 1861-1865 --Technology.

Contents	Melancholy Harvest -- The Best Substitutes Known to Art -- Noble Charity -- Good and Serviceable Limbs -- An Act of Esteem and Gratitude -- Manifold Difficulties -- Magnificent Benefaction -- Appendix A: Makers and Inventors Associated with the Union and Confederate Artificial-Limbs Programs -- Appendix B: Artificial Limbs and Resection Apparatus Supplied to U.S. Soldiers and Sailors by May 10, 1866.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-118) and index.
LCCN	2012000923
ISBN	9780809331307 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN	0809331306 (cloth : alk. paper)
Standard identifier#	40021424527

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Laupus	Country Doctor Museum - Does not circulate	WE 11 AA1 H346M 2012 CDM	✔ Available