Medicine, Science, and Making Race in Civil War America |
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| Author:
| Schwalm, Leslie A. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-7269-4 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2023 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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Drawing on archives of the US Sanitary Commission, the recollections of Civil War soldiers and medical workers, and testimonies from Black Americans who endured the wartime medical system, Leslie Schwalm exposes the racist ideas and practices that shaped the Union's Civil War health care.
Drawing on archives of the US Sanitary Commission, the recollections of Civil War soldiers and medical workers, and testimonies from Black Americans who endured the wartime medical system, Leslie Schwalm exposes the racist ideas and practices that shaped the Union's Civil War health care.