Dealing with the civil war, this title takes a close look at the battlefield doctors in whose hands rested the lives of thousands of Union and Confederate soldi

A gritty, compelling story well told.--Publishers Weekly "Great storytelling that both Civil War buffs and fans of medical history will surely relish."--Kirkus

Learning from the Wounded: The Civil War and the Rise of American Medical Science

Shatters myths about poor medical practices by anaylsis of historical data and first-person accounts.

“In the beginning we were happy. And we were always excessive. So in the beginning we were happy to excess.” With these opening lines Sean Wilsey takes us o