Last Adam

by James Gould Cozzens

Book Overview

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• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0881842109
• ISBN13: 9780881842104
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The dark side of medicine

Cozzens' lesser novels are nevertheless enviably well-written. This one is the story of George Bull, the last of a dying breed of general practice physicians in New England in the 30s. Bull is extremely memorable -- a man living in the present, with few regrets, but coping with the cynicism that comes from watching patients die regardless of the level of care. When a public health crisis splits the town into factions, Bull's fate as a doctor hangs in the balance. This is an apt fictional counterpart to John McPhee's "Heirs of General Practice"