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S. Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914 : Philadelphia's literary physician

"A biography of Philadelphia physician S. Weir Mitchell. Examines his life and his interactions with many prominent nineteenth-century Americans, including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jane Addams, Winifred Howells, Edith Wharton, William Osler, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Walt Whit...

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Main Author: Cervetti, Nancy, 1947-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2012.
Series:Penn State series in the history of the book
Subjects and Genres:
Mitchell, S. Weir > (Silas Weir), > 1829-1914.
Physicians > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Physicians > Philadelphia > Biography.
History, 19th Century > Philadelphia.
History, 20th Century > Philadelphia.
Literature > history > Philadelphia.
Neurology > history > Philadelphia.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Family matters -- Letters home -- The young physiologist -- War's awful harvest -- Wind and tide -- Pandora's box -- The apple or the rose -- The literary physician -- Combat zones -- Great doctor, poet, and salmon killer -- Winter's sorrow -- The new century. 
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