Swamp Doctor: The Diary of a Union Surgeon in the Virginia and North Carolina Marshes - SIGNED 1st Edition

Smith, William Mervale

ISBN 10: 081171537X / ISBN 13: 9780811715379

Published by Stackpole Books, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Swamp Doctor: The Diary of a Union Surgeon ...

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

William Mervale Smith, surgeon of the 85th New York Volunteer Infantry, faithfully kept a diary of his Civil War experiences. Smith's introspective musings cover matters both professional and personal, from the horror of battle and the almost equally terrible politics of war to his deepest longings and questions about love and spirituality. While some diarists wrote self-consciously, anticipating eventual publication of their words, Smith's entries, as author Thomas Lowry explains, "are of such a personal and self-revelatory nature that we can reasonably conclude that he wrote to himself alone, as a sort of spiritual exercise of self-communication."

About the Author:

Dr. Thomas P. Lowry, MD, is a graduate of Stanford University. He has written numerous books on history and medicine and has taught at the University of California.