By Michael A.
Flannery
When the Civil War began, the U.S. pharmaceutical industry
was concentrated almost exclusively in Philadelphia and was dominated by just a
few major firms; when the war ended, it was poised to expand nationwide. Civil
War Pharmacy is the first book to delineate how the growing field of
pharmacy gained respect and traction in, and even distinction from, the medical
world because of the large-scale manufacture and dispersion of drug supplies
and therapeutics during the Civil War. In this second edition, Flannery
captures the full societal involvement in drug provision, on both the Union and
Confederate sides, and places it within the context of what was then assumed
about health and healing. He examines the roles of physicians, hospital
stewards, and nurses—both male and female—and analyzes how the blockade of
Southern ports meant fewer pharmaceutical supplies were available for
Confederate soldiers, resulting in reduced Confederate troop strength. Flannery
provides a thorough overview of the professional, economic, and military
factors comprising pharmacy from 1861 to 1865 and includes the long-term
consequences of the war for the pharmaceutical profession.
Winner (first edition), Archivists and Librarians in the History of the Health
Sciences, Best Book Award.
About the Author
Michael A. Flannery, professor emeritus of UAB
Libraries, University of Alabama at Birmingham, has written, cowritten, or
coedited six books. He is the recipient of the Kremers Award, which honors
excellence in the history of pharmacy by an American, and continues to teach
for the Honors College at UAB.
ISBN 978-0809335923, Southern Illinois University Press, Second
Edition © 2017, Paperback, 336 pages, Graphs, Tables, Photographs &
Illustrations, End Notes, Bibliographical Essay, Appendices (available
online only and are accessible through QR Codes which are scattered throughout
the book) & Index. $34.50. To purchase this book click HERE.
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