Physician of the American Revolution: Jonathan Potts

ISBN-13: 9780367642440 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 288 str.

Richard L. Blanco

Opis

Originally published in 1979, this was the first study to be published since 1931 of the role of medical doctors in the northern campaigns. The military career of Dr. Potts, reconstructed here from source materials, provides considerable information to fill this historical gap.

Spis treści

1. An Apprenticeship in Philadelphia 2. A Term in Edinburgh 3. The Medical World of Jonathan Potts 4. The Doctor as Patriot 5. The Canadian Campaign and Fort Ticonderoga 6. With Washington on the Delaware 7. With Gates at Saratoga 8. The Valley Forge Hospitals 9. Pott’s Last Years Appendix I: A Table of Fees and Rates Appendix II: Illness in the American Ranks During the Revolution.

O autorze

Richard L. Blanco was Professor of History at the SUNY, Brockport, USA.