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Empire of the Scalpel : The History of Surgery
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Empire of the Scalpel : The History of Surgery Hardcover - 2022

by Rutkow, Ira

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  • Title Empire of the Scalpel : The History of Surgery
  • Author Rutkow, Ira
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Scribner
  • Date 2022-03-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 41570454-6
  • ISBN 9781501163746 / 1501163744
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.4 x 1.5 in (23.11 x 16.26 x 3.81 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Surgery - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2021048634
  • Dewey Decimal Code 617

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  • Kirkus Reviews, 01/01/2022, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 02/01/2022, Page 86
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/03/2022, Page 0

About the author

Ira Rutkow is a general surgeon and historian of American medicine. He also holds a doctorate of public health from Johns Hopkins University. Among Dr. Rutkow's books are several encyclopedic works on surgical history: Surgery: An Illustrated History, named a New York Times Notable Book of the Year; American Surgery: An Illustrated History; and a two-volume bibliography, The History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900. He is the author of three other books, Seeking the Cure, James A. Garfield, and Bleeding Blue and Gray. Dr. Rutkow and his wife divide their time between New York City and a farm in the Hudson Valley.