Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders : (Registro nro. 74884)
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| LC control number | 01019657 |
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
| 041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
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| Classification number | R |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Alcott, William A. |
| Fuller form of name | (William Andrus), |
| Dates associated with a name | 1798-1859 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders : |
| Remainder of title | Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2010 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
| Media type code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Carrier type term | online resource |
| Carrier type code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2010-10-05 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Produced by David Edwards, Josephine Paolucci and the<br/>Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net.<br/>(This file was produced from images generously made<br/>available by The Internet Archive.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders" by William A. Alcott is an autobiographical account written in the mid-19th century. This work encapsulates the reflections and confessions of an aged physician as he recounts his long journey through the medical profession, shedding light on the misconceptions of healthcare practices of his time. The narrative is set against the backdrop of Alcott's formative years, where he critiques the use of medicinal treatments and the public’s blind adherence to the medical systems prevalent in his day. The opening of the narrative introduces readers to Alcott's early life in rural New England, where he describes a community rife with superstitions and a rudimentary understanding of education and medicine. He highlights the societal belief that certain ailments could be "physicked off," recounting childhood experiences that gradually drew him toward a career in medicine despite the challenges he faced. As he navigates stories of his first medical lessons, including the traumatic witnessing of his brother's accident, the misunderstood effects of common treatments, and the naive practices of local practitioners, it becomes evident that Alcott's journey is not only a personal confession but also a broader commentary on the evolution of medical knowledge and practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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| Note about original | Original publication data not identified |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Medicine -- Anecdotes |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34038">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34038</a> |
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