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001			ocn813286346
003			OCoLC
005			20240726105314.0
008			121017t20122012nyuac ob 001 0 eng d
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050	0	4	_aR152 _b.L685 2012
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aBreslaw, Elaine G., _d1932- _e1
245	1	0	_aLotions, potions, pills, and magic : _bhealth care in early America / _cElaine G. Breslaw.
260			_aNew York : _bNew York University Press, _c(c)2012.
300			_a1 online resource (xiv, 237 pages) : _billustrations, portraits.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
520	0		_aIn 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 frank reconsideration of the history of America, its health, and its doctors.
504			_a2
505	0	0	_aColumbian Exchange -- _tEpidemics -- _tTools of the Trade -- _tAbundance -- _tWartime -- _tNew Nation -- _tGiving Birth -- _tThe Face of Madness -- _tDemocratic Medicine -- _tPublic Health -- _tConclusion -- _tEpilogue.
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650		0	_aMedicine _zUnited States _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aMedicine _zUnited States _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aMedical care _zUnited States _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aMedical care _zUnited States _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aPhysicians _zUnited States _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aPhysicians _zUnited States _xHistory _y19th century.
650		0	_aPublic health _zUnited States _xHistory _y18th century.
650		0	_aPublic health _zUnited States _xHistory _y19th century.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=500252&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell