S. Weir M.D. Mitchell
In War Time
Paperback
(Wildside Press Dec. 31, 2010)
Silas Weir Mitchell (1829-1914) was an American physician and writer. During the Civil War, Dr. Mitchell was in charge of nervous injuries and illness in a Philadelphia hospital, and became a specialist in neurology after the war. His introduced the rest cure -- absolute rest in bed, frequent and abundant feeding, and the systematic use of massage and electricity. In War Time is his first novel, depicting the cowardice of a New England doctor during the Civil War.
- ISBN
- 143441129X / 9781434411297
- Pages
- 428
- Weight
- 19.2 oz.
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 1.0
in.