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Empty Sleeves: Amputation in the Civil War South - UNCivil Wars
Brian Craig Miller
Empty Sleeves: Amputation in the Civil War South - UNCivil Wars
Brian Craig Miller
The US Civil War acted like a battering ram on human beings, shattering both flesh and psyche. Brian Craig Miller shows in Empty Sleeves, the hospital emerged as the first arena where southerners faced the stark reality of what amputation would mean in southern society after the war.
273 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | USA, March 15, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780820343310 |
Publishers | University of Georgia Press |
Genre | Chronological Period > 1851-1899 - Topical > Civil War |
Pages | 280 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 19 mm · 580 g |
Editor | Berry, Amanda and Greg Gregory Professor of the Civil War Era Stephen (University of Georgia) |
Editor | Taylor, Amy |
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