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by James O. Breeden (Author)
Of the many books written over the past century about the Old South and the American Civil War, a very few explore the scientific history of the South or the medical history of the war itself. In the first volume of this impressive biography of Joseph Jones, Mr. Breeden does much to illuminate the development of scientific thought and of medicine in the nineteenth-century South. Jones was far in advance of most of his fellow physicians. The thoroughness of his research, the tenacity of his eff
Author Biography
James O. Breeden is an associate professor of history at Southern Methodist University. He was educated at the University of Virginia and Tulane University.
Number of Pages: 312
Dimensions: 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: July 15, 2014
