Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker

by S. Weir Mitchell

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Genres: Literature

509 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1896

About the author

Silas Weir Mitchell was an American physician and writer.

During the Civil War he had charge of nervous injuries and maladies at Turners Lane Hospital, Philadelphia, and at the close of the war became a specialist in neurology. In this field Weir Mitchell's name became prominently associated with his introduction of the rest cure, subsequently taken up by the medical world, for nervous diseases, particularly hysteria; the treatment consisting primarily in isolation, confinement to bed, dieting and massage. His medical texts include Injuries of Nerves and Their Consequences (1872) and Fat and Blood (1877). Mitchell's disease (erythromelalgia) is named after him.

Reviews

[Fred R]

Not bad. Baltzell says Mitchell is less famous than he should be because he's from Philadelphia. Could be.

[Barb Williams]

Much more enjoyable than I anticipated.

[Susan]

1778-1782 Revolutionary War tale about Hugh Wynne. Published in 1896