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Venereal disease and the Lewis and Clark expedition / Thomas P. Lowry ; with a foreword by Edwin C. Bearss

Author
Lowry, Thomas P. (Thomas Power), 1932-
Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2004]
Copyright Date
©2004
Physical Description
1 online resource (xvi, 117 pages) : illustrations
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Contents
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Illustration; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; Introduction; 1. Venereal Disease Today; 2. What Did Lewis and Clark Know about Venereal Disease?; 3. The Famous Shopping List; 4. Indian Medicine; 5. The Voyagers Speak; 6. Aftermath; Note; Bibliography; Index
Summary
One of the greatest challenges faced by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis on their 1804-6 Corps of Discovery expedition was that of medical emergencies on the trail. Without an attending physician, even routine ailments and injuries could have tragic consequences for the expedition's success and the safety of its members. Of these dangers, the most insidious and potentially devastating was the slow, painful, and oftentimes fatal ravage of venereal disease. Physician Thomas P. Lowry delves into the world of nineteenth-century medicine, uncovering the expedition's ver.
Report Numbers
U5002 T048 -2004
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ISBN
1423710193 (electronic bk.)
9781423710196 (electronic bk.)
0803255802
9780803255807
9786610465910
6610465916
0803229593 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780803229594 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780803204911
0803204914
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-114) and index.
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