History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900, Vol. II: The Periodical & Pamphlet Literature (Bibliography Ser. No. 5 & Surgery Ser. No. 4)

The second volume of the definitive two-volume set provides a survey of the periodical and pamphlet literature in which most early American surgical discoveries were first published. With 116 illustrations, this book describes and analyzes the 1413 original journal articles and pamphlets written by American surgeons before 1900 deemed to have particular historical significance. Both volumes are arranged by surgical specialties so that each chapter represents a chronological history of the literature of anesthesia, colon and rectal surgery, general surgery, gynecology, neurological surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, otorhinolaryngology, plastic surgery, thoracic surgery, and urology.