This is a wartime biography of General Edward Hand written by one of his descendants. The majority of this book describes the events in Hand's life during the Revolutionary War. It provides details of Hand's military maneuvers. The text contains mulitple excerpts from Hand's letters and papers along with notes and citations. General Hand was born in Ireland , served in the British army prior to the American revolution, and was living in Lancaster,Pa. at the start of the Revolution.He served in the American Continental Army during the war and returned to live in Lancaster following the war.He practiced medicine and served in local and state government.
Reconstructed passenger lists for 1851 via Hamburg : emigrants from Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia, and Switzerland to Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the United States, and Venezuela
Nineteenth-century emigration from Kreis Simmern (Hunsrueck), Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, to Brazil, England, Russian Poland, and the United States of America
Some of the chapters: Educating the Revolutionary physician --- Quality of care --- The Hospital --- No Shortage of Theories --- Basic Treatments --- Epidemics --- Routine Camp Ailments --- The Army Apothecary (medicines ) --- Surgery --- Notes on Fractures (techniques) --- Notes on Amputations --- Notes on Trepanning--- ---European Medicine
Summary
"In 1775, when the staggering medical crisis known as the Revolutionary War exploded, less than 12 percent of the colonies' practicing physicians held a medical degree. And those few with degrees had graduated without ever seeing a patient. Here are their struggles, their strategies, their odd treatments, and their theories. From makeshift ambulances and wigwam hospitals to herbal drugs and "cookbook" doctoring, this fascinating chronicle of the crusade against disease underscores the ingeniousness of America's most daring fighting men." [from Barnes and Noble]
Spine title: The Centerpiece of the campus, Millersville State College.
LCHS has no. 189 of 1045 copies.
Contents
The Gem of the Normal School--Architects and Builder--Materials and Design--Millersvile's Mission in Stained Glass--A Restoration Tour of Biemesderfer Executive Center--The History of Librarianship at Millersville--Dr. & Mrs. D. L. Biemesderfer.