Title Lincoln and medicine / Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein

Published Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource Series Concise Lincoln library Concise Lincoln library. Contents Young Lincoln, 1809-42 -- The Lincoln family, 1843-60 -- The Lincoln family in Washington, DC, 1861-65 -- Lincoln and the medical bandwagon -- Lincoln and medical matters during the Civil War -- The assassination of Lincoln -- Lincoln's family after the war Summary The life of America's sixteenth president has continued to fascinate the public since his tragic death. Now, Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein unveils an engaging volume on the medical history of the Lincoln family. Lincoln and Medicine, the first work on the subject in nearly eighty years, investigates the most enduring controversies about Lincoln's mental health, physical history, and assassination; the conditions that afflicted his wife and children, both before and after his death; and Lincoln's relationship with the medical field during the Civil War, both as commander-in-chief and on a personal level. Since his assassination in 1865, Lincoln has been diagnosed with no less than seventeen conditions by doctors, historians, and researchers, including congestive heart failure, epilepsy, Marfan syndrome, and mercury poisoning. Schroeder-Lein offers objective scrutiny of the numerous speculations and medical mysteries that continue to be associated with the president's physical and mental health, from the recent interest in testing Lincoln's DNA and theories that he was homosexual, to analysis of the deep depressions, accidents, and illnesses that plagued his early years. Set within the broader context of the prevailing medical knowledge and remedies of the era, Lincoln and Medicine takes into account new perspectives on the medical history of Abraham Lincoln and his family, offering an absorbing and informative view into a much-mythologized, yet underinvestigated, dimension of one of the nation's most famous leaders Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Subject Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Health. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Family -- Health SUBJECT Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast Subject Demography. Social sciences. Health. History. Public health. Humanities. Medical care. Celebrities. Families -- Health and hygiene. Politics, Practical. History, Modern 1601- Demography Persons Social Sciences Health Biographies as Topic Population Characteristics Epidemiologic Measurements History Literature Named Groups Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Public Health Humanities Delivery of Health Care Environment and Public Health Health Status Famous Persons Family Health History, 19th Century Politics Patient Care demography. social sciences. health. history (discipline) public health. humanities. politics. HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877) Social sciences Public health Politics, Practical Medical care Humanities History Demography Celebrities Families -- Health and hygiene Health Form Electronic book LC no. 2012003168 ISBN 9780809331956 0809331950 1283598604 9781283598606 9780809331949 0809331942 9786613911056 6613911054

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