Borden's Dream: The Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC
Language: English
Published by Department of the Army, 2009
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- New
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New. Pristine, unmarked. In publisher's shrinkwrap. Maj. William C. Borden was an Army surgeon in the late 1800s and early 1900s and a colleague of Walter Reed. He dreamed of much better military medical facilities than existed in those days and was influential in the development of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. This book is an engaging history-memoir covering Walter Reed Army Medical Center's early history, filled with stories about the people and events that shaped its evolution as an institution. 2009 printing of 1952 original edition. // Shipped carefully packed in a sturdy box.
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- Title
- Borden's Dream: The Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC
- Author
- Standlee, Mary W.
- Publisher
- Department of the Army
- Publication year
- 2009
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0981822843
- ISBN 13
- 9780981822846
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Item weight
- 3 pounds
- Dimensions
- 7 x 1 x 10.2 inches
- Seller catalogs
- Military Uniforms
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Review
Journal of the History of Medicine, June 2010
""Borden's Dream" is primarily textual with an abundance of supporting illustrations."
"An engaging history-memoir covering Walter Reed Army Medical Centers early history, filled with stories about the people and events that shaped its evolution as an institution." -- SEA Currents, May 5, 2009 issue of the National Network of Libraries and Medicine Southeast/Atlantic Region" "
Journal of the History of Medicine, June 2010
"Borden's Dream is primarily textual with an abundance of supporting illustrations."
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
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