Calomel in America: Mercurial Panacea, War, Song and Ghosts

Formed as a word and a chemical compound in an culturally diverse Europe, calomel came to America as a solution to epidemics also imported. It grew into a primary gesture, both medical and commercial, of the healing professions. Opposition to its use, founded on experience with the effects of consuming it, took the form of song and satire that echoed faintly after the drug was forgotten.

Author: Richard M. Swiderski
Publisher: Brown Walker Press (FL)
Published: 12/15/2008
Pages: 236
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d
ISBN13: 9781599424675
ISBN10: 1599424673
BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Toxicology
- Medical | History
- History | United States | General

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