The Social Transformation of American Medicine

The Social Transformation of American Medicine
Author: Paul Starr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 532
Release: 1982
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780465079353

Winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize and the Bancroft Prize in American History, this is a landmark history of how the entire American health care system of doctors, hospitals, health plans, and government programs has evolved over the last two centuries. "The definitive social history of the medical profession in America....A monumental achievement."—H. Jack Geiger, M.D., New York Times Book Review

Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Author: Historical Records Survey Pennsylvania
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2021-09-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781014562302

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The Emancipator

The Emancipator
Author: Elihu Embree
Publisher: The Overmountain Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780932807854

Elihu Embree and his family were Quakers who were committed to the cause of abolishing slavery in the American South. Over a few short years, he raised the public consciousness in East Tennessee and achieved wide recognition with the publication ofThe Emancipator, the first periodical in the United States devoted solely to the abolitionist cause. The seven issues of the monthly publication are reproduced here, together with a brief history of Elihu and the Embree family’s migration from France to Washington County, Tennessee.

Quakeriana

Quakeriana
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 1894
Genre: Society of Friends
ISBN: