By Helen Clapesattle
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By Helen Clapesattle
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This book was published in 1941 by The University of Minnesota Press. The book measures 6 ¼ inches by 9 inches and contains xiv, 822 pages. The cloth cover shows signs of wear to the corners and to the top and bottom of the spine. The bottom edge shows shelf wear to the boards. The cover has some superficial spotting to the front board. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. A personal book plate is affixed to the reverse side of the front free end page. The title page of the book has been removed, however, the entire contents of the book is intact. It appears as though something had been attached to the lower margin of the first page of the foreword. The paper has been removed leaving just a trace remaining. The pages show no signs of rips. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of the book is good.
Top Right: Charlie’s Crowd
Bottom Right: To-in-the-door days; Charlie at 23, above, and Will at 22, right
Contents:
Foreword by Guy Stanton Ford
The Paradox of Rochester
The Old Doctor
The Way Westward
On the Minnesota Frontier
Civil War Days
Rochester Then
Horse and Buggy Doctor
Pioneer in Surgery
The Mayo Brothers
Will and Charlie
At Medical School
From Father to Son
By Act of God and the Sisters of St. Francis
Young Doctors from the West
Applying the New Surgery
The Radius Lengthens
… and Company
Recognition Won
The Surgeons Club
Target and Magnet
The Clinic Takes Shape
Clinic and Foundation
To the People, from Whom It Came
The Clinic and the First World War
Toward the Future
On the Frontiers of Medicine
Training Young Doctors
My Brother and I
A Living Memorial
Acknowledgements
Bibliographical Notes and Index
Right: Some of the outstanding Minnesota Physicians and surgeons who influenced the early careers of the young Drs Mayo
Amos W. Abbott, Archibald MacLaren, Charles A. Wheaton, Frederick A. Dunsmoor, James H. Dunn, James E. Moore.
Right: Dedication of the first addition to St. Mary’s Hospital, 1894
Excerpt-The Way Westward:
When William Worrall Mayo made up his mind to try his luck in America, he straightway journeyed to the nearest seaport and boarded ship. He asked no permissions and said no good-byes. He did not mean to be secretive about his going, nor was there any ill feeling between him and his family. Taking such unceremonious leave was just his impetuous, willfully independent way…
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Right: Assistants to the Mayo firm were soon added: Dr. Booker Granger in 1897; Dr Millet in 1898; Dr. Plummer in 1901 and Dr. Judd in 1903.
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