Description
Book SynopsisThis is the first comprehensive study of the life and work of Andrew Fernando Holmes, famous for his work on congenital heart disease.
Trade Review"As the best history books do, this one carries bracing reminders on every page of just how much the world has changed." -- Ian McGillis *
McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Alumni & Friends *
"Vaudry’s mastery of the historiography of medicine, science, and religion of the late-18th and mid-19th centuries results in a lucid, all-embracing, and satisfying assessment of Holmes’s life and varied lasting contributions." -- J. T. H. Connor, Memorial University *
American Review of Canadian Studies *
“This book offers a useful addition to our understanding of the early years of Canadian medicine and medical schools, one which avoids the too-often triumphalist approaches that lionize great men and treat the success of McGill (and other subsequent institutions) as somehow inevitable.” -- David Wright, McGill University *
Bulletin of the History of Medicine *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: The Anniversary 1. From Cadiz to Lower Canada: Holmes’s Atlantic World 2. “Well and Sufficiently Taught” 3. The Origins of McGill Medicine 4. Family and Religious Life 5. “The Wonders of Creation” 6. McGill and the Politics of Medicine 7. The Practice of Medicine Conclusion Bibliography
