Quest for a Cure: The Public Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia, 1773-1885

by Shomer S. Zwelling

Book Overview

Erected in 1773, burned in 1885, and now reconstructed, the Public Hospital was the first public facility in colonial America built for the treatment of the mentally ill. This highly readable account... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879351101
• ISBN13: 9780879351106
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.3" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

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