Doctor George

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"As a 'country doctor,' Dr. Mitchell has traveled through ice, snow, and other storms, sometimes requiring the use of farm tractors and rowboats. He has performed home deliveries, sometimes by lamplight. At the time he ceased obstetrical deliveries, he had assisted more than fifteen hundred citizens into the world. Through it all, he collected many of the stories and reflections that await the reader of Dr. George."-Glen W. Davidson, from the Foreword

"Only Dr. Mitchell could have written this book. He combines a keen perception and memory with a description of the changes in medical practice over the last two or three generations."-Donald F. Tingley, Professor Emeritus, Eastern Illinois University

"This book is a vivid evocation of life in a small Illinois community from the turn of the century to the present... Because of the author's remarkable powers of observation of the sights and sounds and feel of small-town life, we gain an unusual glimpse into both medical practice and everyday life in a largely forgotten era." -Thomas Neville Bonner, Distinguished Professor of History, Wayne State University