Ebook: The best specimen of a tyrant : the ambitious Dr. Abraham Van Norstrand and the Wisconsin Insane Hospital
Author: Doherty Thomas, Van Norstrand Abraham
- Tags: Van Norstrand Abraham 1825 1883 Physicians Wisconsin Biography State Hospital for the Insane History Psychiatric hospitals 19th century Businessmen BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY Social Scientists Psychologists MEDICAL Mental Health PSYCHOLOGY Illness
- Year: 2013
- Publisher: University of Iowa Press
- City: Iowa City, Wisconsin
- Edition: 1st University of Iowa Press ed. 2013.
- Language: English
- pdf
In 1847, young Dr. Abraham Van Norstrand left Vermont to seek his fortune in the West, but in Wisconsin his business ventures failed, and a medical practice among hard-up settlers added little to his pocketbook. During the Civil War he organized and ran one of the army's biggest hospitals but resigned when dark rumors surfaced about him. Back home, he accepted with mixed feelings the one prestigious position Read more...