The Best Specimen of a Tyrant : The Ambitious Dr. Abraham Van Norstrand and the Wisconsin Insane Hospital /

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In 1847, young Dr. Abraham Van Norstrand left Vermont to seek his fortune in the West, but in Wisconsin his business ventures failed, and a medical practice among hard-up settlers added little to his pocketbook. During the Civil War he organized and ran one of the army's biggest hospitals but r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doherty, Thomas
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 2013.
Edition:1st University of Iowa Press ed. 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Van Norstrand, Abraham, > 1825-1883.
Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane.
Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane > History.
Psychiatric hospitals.
Physicians.
Businessmen.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Illness.
PSYCHOLOGY > Mental Health.
MEDICAL > Mental Health.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Social Scientists & Psychologists.
Hommes d'affaires > Wisconsin > Biographies.
Businessmen > Wisconsin > Biography.
Psychiatric hospitals > Wisconsin > History > 19th century.
Physicians > Wisconsin > Biography.
Wisconsin.
Biographies.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:In 1847, young Dr. Abraham Van Norstrand left Vermont to seek his fortune in the West, but in Wisconsin his business ventures failed, and a medical practice among hard-up settlers added little to his pocketbook. During the Civil War he organized and ran one of the army's biggest hospitals but resigned when dark rumors surfaced about him. Back home, he accepted with mixed feelings the one prestigious position available to him: superintendent of the state's first hospital for the insane. Van Norstrand was a newcomer to the so-called "Hospital Movement," perhaps th
Item Description:Originally published: Madison, Wis. : Spenser-Hoyt, 2007.
Physical Description:1 online resource (343 pages).
ISBN:9781609381615

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