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AuthorReiss, Oscar, 1925-TitleMedicine and the American Revolution : how diseases and their treatments affected the colonial army / by Oscar Reiss.PublishedJefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c1998.FormatBook
Descriptionvii, 278 p. ; 24 cm.

NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. 265-272) and index.
ContentsArmy medicine -- Leaders of the medical department -- Smallpox and the Canadian invasion -- Disease and medical care in the Navy -- Syphilis and the loss of New York -- Dysentery and the prisoners of war -- Typhus and the army hospitals -- Valley forge and scabies -- Malaria and the southern campaign.
AbstractA retired physician offers a unique history of the American Revolution, pointing out that nearly nine times as many people died from disease than from fighting. He traces such diseases as dysentery, scurvy, typhus, and smallpox to poor diet, inadequate sanitation, and sometimes a lack of basic medical care. He also includes medical histories of Washington and King George III.
ISBN0786403381 (alk. paper)0786421606 (pbk.)SubjectUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Medical care.
Medicine, Military -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Medicine, Military -- history -- United States.
History, 18th Century -- United States.

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