Research Catalog
Or perish in the attempt : wilderness medicine in the Lewis & Clark expedition / by David J. Peck ; foreword by Moira Ambrose ; illustrations by R.F. "Bob" Morgan.
- Title
- Or perish in the attempt : wilderness medicine in the Lewis & Clark expedition / by David J. Peck ; foreword by Moira Ambrose ; illustrations by R.F. "Bob" Morgan.
- Author
- Peck, David J.
- Publication
- Helena, MT : Farcountry Press, c2002.
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | RC88.9.O95 P43 2002 | Off-site |
Holdings
Details
- Additional Authors
- Morgan, Robert F., 1929-
- Description
- 351 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- Dr. David Peck's Or Perish in the Attempt ingeniously combines the remarkable adventures of Lewis and Clark with the problems of health faced by their expedition. Formidable problems indeed, but the author patiently, expertly, and humorously guides us through the medical travails of the famous journey, juxtaposing treatment then against remedy now. The result is a fascinating book that sheds new light on not only Lewis and Clark and the men they led along an 8,000-mile wilderness path, but the practice of medicine in the world they lived in. - Howard Berk, on back cover.
- Subject
- Backpacking injuries
- Environmental Exposure
- Environmentally induced diseases
- Expeditions > history
- First Aid
- First aid in illness and injury
- History, 19th Century
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806)
- Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806) > Health aspects
- Lewis and Clark Expedition
- Mountaineering > injuries
- Mountaineering injuries
- Outdoor medical emergencies
- Survival
- Wilderness survival
- Wounds and Injuries > therapy
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Foreword -- Introduction -- Politics and passion: the exploration of the American wilderness -- Meriwether Lewis and William Clark: the right stuff of 1803 -- Just doing the best we can: development of American medicine 1620-1803 -- Into the starting blocks: the expedition prepares -- Misqutrs on the Ohio: the trip gets underway -- Snakes in the grass & bugs in the river: rattlers and diarrhia on the Missouri -- The Sun and dying young: a lucky streak ends -- They should have danced all night; 'Louis Veneri' joins the Corps -- Cold toes and a baby box: Winter with the Mandans -- Wild times in old Montana: act one: May-June, 1805 -- Wild times in old Montana: act two: May-July, 1805 -- From a torrent to a trickle: to the headwaters of the Missouri -- No place for mockersins: over the bitterroots -- A Winter of pure elk and flees: the Pacific, 1805-1806 -- Frontier doctor and medical diplomats: great challenges in Idaho -- Wild times in old Montana: act three: June-August 1806 -- Near disaster and then ... : Back home: August and September, 1806 -- Ghosts of explorations past: fates of the Corps of Discovery -- Fiddles and friendships: the sinews of success -- APPENDIX ONE: Riddles of nature: the world's medical expedition -- APPENDIX TWO: MEDICINES OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION: Helpful pharmacy terms -- Lewis & Clark's medicine chest -- Instruments and other supplies -- Notes.
- ISBN
- 1560372265 (hardbound)
- 1560372257 (softbound)
- LCCN
- ^^2002102970
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library