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Genius on the edge by Gerald Imber · Booklabria

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Genius on the edge

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Genius on the edge

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First published: 2010
Language: English
Editions: 2

Synopsis

Traces the life of the surgeon, who, despite being a ground-breaking father of modern surgery, battled with cocaine and morphine addiction, exhibited eccentric behavior, and lived an unusual lifestyle.

Subjects: History
Biography
Physicians
History, 20th Century
Surgeons
History, 19th Century
Set in: United States
Characters: William Halsted

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