Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease by Gail Jarrow

Blood and Germs: The Civil War Battle Against Wounds and Disease

Gail Jarrow

176 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history middle grade informative medium-paced
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Acclaimed author Gail Jarrow, recipient of a 2019 Robert F. Sibert Honor Award, explores the science and grisly history of U.S. Civil War medicine, using actual medical cases and first-person accounts by soldiers, doctors, and nurses.The Civil War...

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