The Doctor's Bag: Medicine and Surgery of Yesteryear
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Who was the best doctor in the Old West? How did the doc remove an arrow? Could silk really stop a bullet? What was the "Germ theory"? The answers to all these questions and more can be found in Dr. Keith Souter's remarkable book. THE DOCTOR'S BAG is a wonderful factual sourcebook that is easy for anyone to read and understand. It contains historical facts along with a multitude of pictures, illustrations, and diagrams for rich, colorful enhancements to the text. Skillfully written by long-time physician Keith Souter, who is also a well-recognized author in many genres, including westerns, THE DOCTOR'S BAG is an invaluable reference source for authors of Old West tales-or for any reader who just wants to learn about medical practices of time gone by.

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Who was the best doctor in the Old West? How did the doc remove an arrow? Could silk really stop a bullet? What was the “Germ theory”? The answers to all these questions and more can be found in Dr. Keith Souter’s remarkable book. THE DOCTOR’S BAG is a wonderful factual sourcebook that is easy for anyone to read and understand. It contains historical facts along with a multitude of pictures, illustrations, and diagrams for rich, colorful enhancements to the text. Skillfully written by long-time ph... Who was the best doctor in the Old West? How did the doc remove an arrow? Could silk really stop a bullet? What was the “Germ theory”? The answers to all these questions and more can be found in Dr. Keith Souter’s remarkable book. THE DOCTOR’S BAG is a wonderful factual sourcebook that is easy for anyone to read and understand. It contains historical facts along with a multitude of pictures, illustrations, and diagrams for rich, colorful enhancements to the text. Skillfully written by long-time physician Keith Souter, who is also a well-recognized author in many genres, including westerns, THE DOCTOR’S BAG is an invaluable reference source for authors of Old West tales—or for any reader who just wants to learn about medical practices of time gone by. Productinformatie:Taal: Engels;Formaat: ePub met kopieerbeveiliging (DRM) van Adobe;Kopieerrechten: Het kopiëren van (delen van) de pagina's is niet toegestaan ;Geschikt voor: Alle e-readers te koop bij bol.com (of compatible met Adobe DRM). Telefoons/tablets met Google Android (1.6 of hoger) voorzien van bol.com boekenbol app. PC en Mac met Adobe reader software;ISBN10: 1311916474;ISBN13: 9781311916471; Engels | Ebook | 2015.

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Keith Souter, Books, Entertainment, The Pocket Guide to Dice & Dice Games, Dice games have been played for centuries and are a staple of the playground, board games, and casinos alike. This pocket guide spans the history of dice and offers clear explanations of popular dice games, including farkle (played since the Middle Ages), Gluckhaus (a German game of fortune, played since the medieval era), craps, and Jacks! This guide also includes tips on winning and how to avoid being tricked by loaded or “crooked” dice. Famous dice players, such as the Roman emperors Augustus and Caligula, lost money playing dice and quickly stole other people’s to continue their gaming sprees. In the early nineteenth century, fortunes could be won and lost at the roll of a die and it was not only money which was gambled away, but estates and even marriages. Full of fascinating facts and useful tips, this is a must-read book for everyone interested in family fun, games, gambling, or social history. Did you know? • Dice derives from the Latin datum, meaning “ought to be played” • The black marks showing the numbers are called pips • Dice were first played in India around 3000 bc  • Dice were originally made from bones, including knuckle and ankle bones • Traditionally cubed, dice also come in other geometric shapes, incuding the zocchihedron, the 100-sided die, and the deltoidal icositetrahedron, where each side is shaped like a kite .

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games, Dice games have been played for centuries and area staple of the playground, board games, and casinos alike. This pocket guidespans the history of dice and offers clear explanations of popular dice games, including farkle (played since the Middle Ages), Gluckhaus (a German game offortune, played since the medieval era), craps, and Jacks This guide alsoincludes tips on winning and how to avoid being tricked by loaded or crooked dice.Famous dice players, such as the Roman emperorsAugustus and Caligula, lost money playing dice and quickly stole other people sto continue their gaming sprees. In the early nineteenth century, fortunescould be won and lost at the roll of a die and it was not only money which wasgambled away, but estates and even marriages. Full of fascinating facts anduseful tips, this is a must-read book for everyone interested in family fun, games, gambling, or social history.Did youknow? Dice derives from the Latin datum, meaning ought to be played The black marks showing the numbers are calledpips Dice were first played in India around 3000 bc Dice were originally made from bones, including knuckle and ankle bones Traditionally cubed, dice also come in othergeometric shapes, incuding the zocchihedron, the 100-sided die, and thedeltoidal icositetrahedron, where each side is shaped like a kite.

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