Frontier Surgeons: A Story About the Mayo Brothers

by Emily Crofford, Karen Ritz (Illustrator)

A biography of the two doctor brothers whose Minnesota clinic became world-famous

Genres: Biography, History, Childrens

Library Binding

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Emily Crofford (born 1927) is an author of books for children. She is best known for her 1991 book "Born in the Year of Courage."

Reviews

[Brynn H · Rating 3 out of 5]

This books felt very choppy and jumped from topic to topic with no transitions. It also ended on a very strange note just stating everyone died and now it’s a big clinic. Not sure what age this is oriented towards because the contents id say are 13+ but the writing style is for 8-11 or so.

[Emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

I grew up in Rochester, Minnesota. Everything there is named after the Mayo family. I even went to Mayo High School. But I really didn’t know a whole lot about the Mayo brothers, who founded the world famous Mayo Clinic. This is a fairly simple biography, with short chapters, told as a narrative. It was most interesting to me for the local stuff—how their initial hospital was “outside of town,” the help from the local nuns whose residence I have visited, etc. The history of the Mayo brothers, though is in part a history of surgery, so those interested in early medicine would also find it interesting.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great summary on the Mayo brothers. I like starting with simple and then getting to the details!

[Beth McGoldrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good introduction to the Drs. Mayo and how they started a world-class medical center. Good for kids.

[La Haynes · Rating 5 out of 5]

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