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  • "So Hard to Die"

    A Physician and a Psychologist Explore the Mystery of Meriwether Lewis's Death

    Meriwether Lewis, commander of the famed Lewis and Clark Expedition that explored the newly purchased Louisiana Territory from 1804-06, returned home from this perilous journey with every hope as well as his country's expectations of a bright and productive future. Yet within three years, the 35-year-old Lewis was dead in a lonely inn along the Natchez Trace in rural Tennessee, the victim of two ... Leer más

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  • Undaunted Courage

    Meriwether Lewis Thomas Jefferson and the Opening

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Band of Brothers and D-Day, the definitive book on Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Purchase, the most momentous expedition in American history and one of the great adventure stories of all time.In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson selected his personal secretary, Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a voyage up the Missouri River to the ... Leer más

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  • The Lives They Left Behind

    Suitcases from a State Hospital Attic

    The acclaimed portrait of institutionalized patients whose abandoned possessions recall their forgotten lives“A deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness.” —Oliver SacksWhen Willard State Hospital closed its doors in 1995, after operating as one of New York State’s largest mental institutions for over 120 years, a forgotten attic filled with suitcases belonging to former patients ... Leer más

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  • Dancer's Image

    The Forgotten Story of the 1968 Kentucky Derby

    On May 4, 1968, Dancer's Image crossed the finish line at Churchill Downs to win the 94th Kentucky Derby. Yet the jubilation ended three days later for the owner, the jockey and the trainers who propelled the celebrated thoroughbred to victory. Amid a firestorm of controversy, Dancer's Image was disqualified after blood tests revealed the presence of a widely used anti-inflammatory drug with a ... Leer más

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  • Drunks

    An American History

    BOOZE AND ITS DISCONTENTS: Explore the history of the United States’ struggle with alcoholism—and the emergence of a search for sobriety as old as our nation.“An interesting read for fans of American history.” —Library JournalChristopher Finan introduces a colorful cast of characters who were integral in America’s moral journey to understanding alcoholism. Discover a lesser-known side of American ... Leer más

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  • August Belmont: Grand Sachem Of New York

    de Daniel Alef ...
    In 1877, Charles Dana's New York Sun reported: "He taught New Yorkers how to eat, how to drink, how to dress, how to drive four-in-hands, how to furnish their houses, how to live generally according to the rules of the possibly somewhat effete, but unquestionably refined, society of the Old World." The subject was August Belmont, a man who ended up in the United States by accident, not by design, ... Leer más

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  • Just Another Autistic Kid, but This One's Mine

    A Journey Through Autism

    Autism has touched so many lives. This is one family's struggle with accepting and embracing the truth. From the birth to the toddler years to school-age, dealing with autism in today's society can be an emotional journey. A journey that can bring out the best in yourself. ... Leer más

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  • Lotions, Potions, Pills, and Magic

    Health Care in Early America

    Health in early America was generally good. The food was plentiful, the air and water were clean, and people tended to enjoy strong constitutions as a result of this environment. Practitioners of traditional forms of health care enjoyed high social status, and the cures they offered—from purging to mere palliatives—carried a powerful authority. Consequently, most American doctors felt little need ... Leer más

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  • Rape Recovery: A Personal Experience

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    In this unique book, L.C. Chanler exposes her past giving readers an inside look to her rape. It includes intimate details of her attack, her recovery process, as well as stories of other people who have gone through and come out the other side of rape recovery. This book covers everything from the incident to long term effects. It addresses guilt, nightmares, depression, escapism, and panic ... Leer más

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  • The Battle of Point Pleasant: A Critical Event at the Onset of a Revolution

    de Colin Mustful ...
    Just six months prior to the onset of the American Revolution a major battle raged between colonial Virginians and the native Indians of western Virginia. This was the Battle of Point Pleasant fought on October 10, 1774. For various reasons, this battle has been recognized by some as the first battle of the American Revolution. However, evidence clearly shows that the Battle of Point Pleasant had ... Leer más

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  • Tales from Kentucky Nurses

    This oral history shares stories of Kentucky nurses—from frontier births to emergency rooms and from the early twentieth-century to the present day.From frontier times to the present day, Kentucky nurses have served with intelligence and energy, always ensuring that their patients received the best available care. Folklorist and oral historian William Lynwood Montell collects nearly two hundred ... Leer más

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  • Heirs of General Practice

    de John McPhee ...
    Heirs of General Practice is a frieze of glimpses of young doctors with patients of every age—about a dozen physicians in all, who belong to the new medical specialty called family practice. They are people who have addressed themselves to a need for a unifying generalism in a world that has become greatly subdivided by specialization, physicians who work with the "unquantifiable idea that a ... Leer más

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