Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
Introduction: Health and Well-Being in America
Part I. American Health and the Colonial Years, 1600-1750
1. Faith, Religion, and Healing in Colonial America
2. Domestic Health Care and Informal Specialists
Part II. Growing Pains: The Emergence of Specialized Medicine, 1750-1850
3. The Rise of Institutional Care
4. Licenses and Liabilities: Medical Training Becomes Formal
5. Suspect Specialists
Part III. Reformation and Reconstruction, 1850-1900
6. The Civil War and the Reformation of American Medicine
7. Ventilation, Germs, and Hygiene: The Post-Civil War Reform
8. Hospital Reformation and Redirection
Part IV. The Road to Well-Being, 1850-1900
9. Self-Help Meets Regulation: Patent Medicines, Personal Care, and Professional Regulation
10. Making Oneself Better: Vitamins, Diet, Exercise, and Other Fads
Conclusion: The Road to Wellness
Epilogue
References Cited
Index
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