Hospital Transports: A Memoir Of The Embarkation Of The Sick And Wounded From The Peninsula Of Virginia In The Summer Of 1862 - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0791463699 ISBN 13: 9780791463697

Casa editrice: State Univ of New York Pr, 2005

Riassunto

The care of the sick, wounded, and dying during the American Civil War was a complex endeavor that brought ordinary men and women into contact with the terror of the battlefield. Hospital Transports is a compilation of letters and other papers written by physicians and nurses serving aboard the Union hospital steamboat Daniel Webster in the summer of 1862. The text details sleeping arrangements, cooking and feeding schedules, medical practices, and the incorporation of liberated slaves from the Lee plantation into the daily work of the ship. Clearly described are the emotional, visceral reactions of the corps of medical personnel who, as their ship makes its way along the Potomac picking up casualties, question the philosophies at the root of war, and the metaphysical questions concerning the definitions of life and death.

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L'autore:

Laura L. Behling is Assistant Professor of English at Gustavus Adolphus College.

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Book by Laura L Behling

Su questa edizione

• Editore: State Univ of New York Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0791463699
• ISBN 13: 9780791463697
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 162
• Redattore: Behling Laura L., Olmsted Frederick Law