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100 1 _aHughes, Thomas Proctor,
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245 1 0 _aMedicine in Virginia, 1607-1699
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2009
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2009-03-22
508 _aProduced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Medicine in Virginia, 1607-1699" by Thomas Proctor Hughes is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. The work explores the evolution of medical practice in colonial Virginia, detailing the transplant of European medical theories to the New World alongside the challenges posed by native Indian medical practices. It delves into the medical conditions and diseases faced by the early settlers, thus illuminating the precarious nature of health in this fledgling colony. The opening of the book sets the stage by outlining the European medical backdrop and its influence on practices in Virginia. It describes how the pilfered medical theories from ancient authorities like Hippocrates and Galen were confronted with new realities in the constantly evolving environment of colonial Virginia. Various sections highlight the diseases that plagued the settlers, rooted in practices and understandings that often lagged behind emerging scientific knowledge. In particular, the text contrasts the traditional European approaches with the indigenous methods of healing, foreshadowing the complexities and adaptations of colonial medicine that would be explored in subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aVirginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
653 _aMedicine -- Virginia
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28390
999 _c69299
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