The Racing Doctor : Tales of Medical Care in the Cowpastures
by Elizabeth Villy
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0646911953
- ISBN 13
- 9780646911953
- Seller
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Picton, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
Self published, New South Wales, 2014. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Doctors were few & far between in the Cowpatures in the 19th century. There was no guarantee of their skills or qualifications so for the sick & injured, life was risky. The Racing Doctor himself, William Kenny was one who had a dubious background in medicine but was renowned for his prowess on the race track. His tale is one of many that provides a fascinating insight into the past. Early chemists sold patent medicines that often contained lethal poisons. Cough solutions with chloroform & opium, infant feeding formulas with laudanum. Arsenic was sold freely over the counter at local grocery shops..." Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 158 pages. Covers have some shelf-wear and some rubbing to corners. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Genealogy & Local History; Australia; ISBN/EAN: 9780646911953. Inventory No: 50080. . 9780646911953
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- Bookseller
- Bong Bong Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 50080
- Title
- The Racing Doctor : Tales of Medical Care in the Cowpastures
- Author
- Elizabeth Villy
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0646911953
- ISBN 13
- 9780646911953
- Publisher
- Self published
- Place of Publication
- New South Wales
- Date Published
- 2014
- Keywords
- BZDB3 Genealogy & Local History; Australia; Unbranded EAN: 9780646911953 Elizabeth Villy The Racing Doctor : Tales of Medical Care in the Cowpastures
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Picton, New South Wales
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