S. Weir Mitchell, 1829-1914: Philadelphia's Literary Physician

by Nancy Cervetti

Book Overview

A biography of Philadelphia physician S. Weir Mitchell. Examines his life and his interactions with many prominent nineteenth-century Americans, including Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jane Addams, Winifred Howells, Edith Wharton, William Osler, Mary Putnam Jacobi, Walt Whitman, and Andrew Carnegie.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271054042
• ISBN13: 9780271054049
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"