1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910716195903321

Titolo

Henry O'Brien. May 8, 1926. -- Committed to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , 1926

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 pages)

Collana

House report / 69th Congress, 1st session. House ; ; no. 1144

[United States congressional serial set] ; ; [serial no. 8537]

Altri autori (Persone)

WheelerLoren Edgar <1862-1932.> (Republican (IL))

Soggetti

Claims

Desertion, Military

Desertion, Naval

Legislative materials.

United States History Civil War, 1861-1865

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

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2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778179403321

Autore

Patterson James T

Titolo

The dread disease [[electronic resource] ] : cancer and modern American culture / / James T. Patterson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : Harvard University Press, 1987

ISBN

0-674-04193-3

Descrizione fisica

xiii, 380 p. : ill

Disciplina

362.1/96994/00973

Soggetti

Cancer - United States - History - 20th century

Cancer - United States - Public opinion

Public opinion - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface Acknowledgments Prologue: The Travail of General Grant 1. Cancerphobia in the Late Nineteenth Century 2. The Rise of the Doctors 3. The Alliance against Cancer 4. The Wilderness Years 5. Government Joins the Fight 6. Hymns to Science and Prayers to God 7. The Research Explosion 8. Smoking and Cancer 9. Popular Fears, Official Dreams 10. The Alliance under Siege 11. More Promises, More Fears Bibliographic Note Notes Index

Sommario/riassunto

Relates the cultural history of cancer and examines society's reaction to the disease through a century of American life.