The Strange and True Tale of Horace Wells, Surgeon Dentist

by Michael Downs

In 1844, Horace Wells, a Connecticut dentist, encountered nitrous oxide, or laughing gas--then an entertainment for performers in carnival-like theatrical acts--and began administering the gas as the first true anesthetic. His discovery would change the world, reshaping medicine and humanity's relationship with pain.
But that discovery would also thrust Wells into scandals that threatened his reputation, his family, and his sanity--hardships and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1946724041
• ISBN13: 9781946724045
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Acre Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"