The First Anesthetic
The Story of Crawford Long
Title Details
Pages: 192
Trim size: 5.500in x 8.500in
Formats
Paperback
Pub Date: 04/01/2009
ISBN: 9-780-8203-3436-3
List Price: $26.95
Related Subjects
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century
HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
The First Anesthetic
The Story of Crawford Long
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The discovery of surgical anesthesia by Crawford W. Long ever stimulates interest and enthusiasm among those interested in the history of medicine. Boland has written the events relating to the discovery of the use of ether by Long in a sprightly style that captivates the imagination of the reader.
—John C. Krantz Jr., Quarterly Review of Biology