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Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease
By JARROW, Gail
- ISBN
- 9781684371761
- Publisher
- Calkins Creek
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Reviewed on November 1, 2020 | Middle To High School
Gr 7 Up—Jarrow (Fatal Fever: Tracking Down Typhoid Mary; The Poison Eaters: Fighting Danger and Fraud in Our Food and Drugs) provides another medical nonfiction work filled with viscerally repulsive images and facts. This book focuses on the death rates, diseases, and medical procedures of the American Civil War. One of the chapters, "Pus and Gangrene," sets the tone for the content. This is not a title for the sensitive stomach, as there are photos of amputated limbs, gangrenous sores, and corpses. However, r...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
