Lotions, potions, pills, and magic : health care in early America /
Breslaw, Elaine G., 1932-
Lotions, potions, pills, and magic : health care in early America / Elaine G. Breslaw. - 1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Columbian Exchange -- Epidemics -- Tools of the Trade -- Abundance -- Wartime -- New Nation -- Giving Birth -- The Face of Madness -- Democratic Medicine -- Public Health -- Conclusion.
In the years following the American Revolution, as poverty increased and America's water and air became more polluted, people grew sicker. Traditional medicine became increasingly ineffective. Instead, Americans sought out both older and newer forms of alternative medicine and people who embraced these methods: midwives, folk healers, Native American shamans, African obeahs, and the new botanical and water cure advocates. The author describes the evolution of public health crises and solutions, and argues that their ascendance over other healers didn't begin until germ theory finally migrated from Europe, and American medical education achieved professional standing. In addition to being a history of health in early America, it is a history of struggle, as natives and newcomers alike grappled with the obstacles imposed by biology, ecology, and fellow human beings. The author's position, supported by stories and anecdotes, calls for a reconsideration of the history of America, its health, and its doctors.
English.
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10.18574/9780814739389 doi
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2012016648
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
To 1899
Medicine--History--United States--18th century.
Medicine--History--United States--19th century.
Medical care--History--United States--18th century.
Medical care--History--United States--19th century.
Physicians--History--United States--18th century.
Physicians--History--United States--19th century.
Public health--History--United States--18th century.
Public health--History--United States--19th century.
Medicine--history--18th century
Medicine--history--19th century
Public Health--history--18th century
Public Health--history--19th century
Physicians--history--18th century
Physicians--history--19th century
Santé publique--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Santé publique--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
Médecins--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Médecins--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
Médecine--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--General.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL--Diseases.
MEDICAL--Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL--Health Policy.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disease & Health Issues.
HISTORY--General.
Medical care.
Medicine.
Physicians.
Public health.
Social conditions.
Medizin
Gesundheitswesen
United States--Social conditions--To 1865.
United States
États-Unis--Conditions sociales--Jusqu'à 1865.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
R152 / .B725 2012eb
362.10973
WZ 70.AA1
Lotions, potions, pills, and magic : health care in early America / Elaine G. Breslaw. - 1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Columbian Exchange -- Epidemics -- Tools of the Trade -- Abundance -- Wartime -- New Nation -- Giving Birth -- The Face of Madness -- Democratic Medicine -- Public Health -- Conclusion.
In the years following the American Revolution, as poverty increased and America's water and air became more polluted, people grew sicker. Traditional medicine became increasingly ineffective. Instead, Americans sought out both older and newer forms of alternative medicine and people who embraced these methods: midwives, folk healers, Native American shamans, African obeahs, and the new botanical and water cure advocates. The author describes the evolution of public health crises and solutions, and argues that their ascendance over other healers didn't begin until germ theory finally migrated from Europe, and American medical education achieved professional standing. In addition to being a history of health in early America, it is a history of struggle, as natives and newcomers alike grappled with the obstacles imposed by biology, ecology, and fellow human beings. The author's position, supported by stories and anecdotes, calls for a reconsideration of the history of America, its health, and its doctors.
English.
9780814739389 (electronic bk.) 0814739385 (electronic bk.) 9780814787182 (electronic bk.) 0814787185 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
10.18574/9780814739389 doi
22573/ctt8jtfnp JSTOR FDB77370-6C18-4C0C-9ADF-545D972E677E OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2012016648
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld
To 1899
Medicine--History--United States--18th century.
Medicine--History--United States--19th century.
Medical care--History--United States--18th century.
Medical care--History--United States--19th century.
Physicians--History--United States--18th century.
Physicians--History--United States--19th century.
Public health--History--United States--18th century.
Public health--History--United States--19th century.
Medicine--history--18th century
Medicine--history--19th century
Public Health--history--18th century
Public Health--history--19th century
Physicians--history--18th century
Physicians--history--19th century
Santé publique--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Santé publique--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
Médecins--Histoire--États-Unis--19e siècle.
Médecins--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
Médecine--Histoire--États-Unis--18e siècle.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Diseases--General.
HEALTH & FITNESS--Health Care Issues.
MEDICAL--Diseases.
MEDICAL--Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL--Health Policy.
MEDICAL--Public Health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Disease & Health Issues.
HISTORY--General.
Medical care.
Medicine.
Physicians.
Public health.
Social conditions.
Medizin
Gesundheitswesen
United States--Social conditions--To 1865.
United States
États-Unis--Conditions sociales--Jusqu'à 1865.
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
R152 / .B725 2012eb
362.10973
WZ 70.AA1