Only One Man Died. The Medical Aspects of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Glendale: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1979. First Printing of the First US Edition. A Very Good plus copy with previous owner inscription on flyleaf in a Very Good laminated dust jacket. E.G. Chuinard, a physician himself, explores the medical milieu of the early 19th century, focusing on medicine as it was practiced in the Army, among Native Americans, and on the frontier. Particular attention is given to the practice of bloodletting by doctors. Preparations for the expedition and the journey itself are then covered in detail, with an emphasis on illnesses and injuries that expedition members suffered along the way and how they were treated. Item #29024
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