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

Title
Mending broken soldiers [electronic resource] : the Union and Confederate programs to supply artificial limbs / Guy R. Hasegawa ; with a foreword by James M. Schmidt.
Author
Hasegawa, Guy R.
Publication
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2012.

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Description
1 online resource (xiii, 126 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Mending broken soldiers (Online)
Alternative Title
Mending broken soldiers (Online)
Subject
  • Artificial limbs > United States > History > 19th century
  • Artificial limbs > Confederate States of America > History
  • Amputees > Services for > History > United States > 19th century
  • Amputees > Services for > History. > Confederate States of America
  • Soldiers > Medical care > History > United States > 19th century
  • Soldiers > Medical care > History. > Confederate States of America
  • United States > History > Medical care. > Civil War, 1861-1865
  • United States > History > Technology. > Civil War, 1861-1865
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p.111-118) and index.
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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.
LCCN
2012000923
OCLC
ssj0000711578
Author
Hasegawa, Guy R.
Title
Mending broken soldiers [electronic resource] : the Union and Confederate programs to supply artificial limbs / Guy R. Hasegawa ; with a foreword by James M. Schmidt.
Imprint
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, c2012.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p.111-118) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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