{"product_id":"a-family-practice-the-russell-doctors-and-the-evolving-business-of-medicine-1799-1989-hardcover-1","title":"A Family Practice: The Russell Doctors and the Evolving Business of Medicine, 1799-1989 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam D. Lindsey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam L. Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMary L. Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Family Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is the sweeping saga of four generations of doctors, Russell men seeking innovative ways to sustain themselves as medical practitioners in the American South from the early nineteenth to the latter half of the twentieth century. The thread that binds the stories in this saga is one of blood, of medical vocations passed from fathers to sons and nephews. This study of four generations of Russell doctors is an historical study with a biographical thread running through it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The authors take a wide-ranging look at the meaning of intergenerational vocations and the role of family, the economy, and social issues on the evolution of medical education and practice in the United States. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam D. Lindsey is a former academic and university administrator and the winner of the Booker Worthen Literary Prize for \u003ci\u003eFiat Flux: The Writings of Wilson R. Bachelor, Nineteenth-Century Country Doctor and Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e William L. Russell is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army and media-relations specialist who is descended from the Russell physicians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mary L. Ryan worked in health sciences libraries at Tulane University and the Texas Medical Center and was director of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Library for seventeen years.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 265\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47646552752349,"sku":"9781682261279","price":41.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/4MYZSX2vtr9781682261279_e4efed7b-c579-42fe-b392-2e91cc85aee8.webp?v=1773867332","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-family-practice-the-russell-doctors-and-the-evolving-business-of-medicine-1799-1989-hardcover-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}