
Blood and Germs
The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease
Gail Jarrow(Author)
Calkins Creek Books (Publisher)
Published on 13. October 2020
Book
Hardback
176 pages
978-1-68437-176-1 (ISBN)
Description
The science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses, is explored in this fascinating nonfiction book for young readers. The Civil War took the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and left countless others with disabling wounds and chronic illnesses. Bullets and artillery shells shattered soldiers' bodies, while microbes and parasites killed twice as many men as did the battles. Yet from this tragic four-year conflict came innovations that enhanced medical care in the United States. With striking detail, this book by acclaimed writer Gail Jarrow reveals battlefield rescues, surgical techniques, medicines, and patient care, and celebrates the men and women of both the North and South who volunteered to save lives. The first title in the Medical Fiascoes series!
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Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Fifth Grade to Twelfth Grade, Interest Age: From 10 to 17 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 256 mm
Width: 205 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
838 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68437-176-1 (9781684371761)
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10/2020
Calkins Creek
€11.49
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Gail Jarrow's books have earned many awards, including the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, a Sibert Honor, Orbis Pictus Honor, YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction finalist, a Notable Social Studies Trade Book, NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book and Best STEM book, The Jefferson Cup Award, a Eureka! Gold Award, as well as Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal Best Books and VOYA Honor Book distinctions. She lives in Ithaca, New York. Visit gailjarrow.com.