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S. Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914 : Philadelphia's literary physician /

"A biography of Philadelphia physician S. Weir Mitchell. Examines his life and his interactions with many prominent nineteenth-century Americans, including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jane Addams, Winifred Howells, Edith Wharton, William Osler, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Walt Whit...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cervetti, Nancy, 1947-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]
Series:Penn State series in the history of the book.
Subjects:
Mitchell, S. Weir > (Silas Weir), > 1829-1914.
Neurology > history > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Literature > history > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
History, 20th Century > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
History, 19th Century > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia.
Physicians > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"A biography of Philadelphia physician S. Weir Mitchell. Examines his life and his interactions with many prominent nineteenth-century Americans, including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jane Addams, Winifred Howells, Edith Wharton, William Osler, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Walt Whitman, and Andrew Carnegie"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (pages )
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271058184
0271058188