The Best Specimen of a Tyrant: The Ambitious Dr. Abraham Van Norstrand and the Wisconsin Insane Hospital

by Thomas Doherty

Book Overview

During the Civil War, Dr. Abraham Van Norstrand organized and ran one of the army's biggest hospitals but resigned when dark rumors surfaced about him. Back home in Wisconsin, he accepted with mixed... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609381467
• ISBN13: 9781609381462
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: University of Iowa Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.4"