The Life and Adventures of an Arkansaw Doctor

The Life and Adventures of an Arkansaw Doctor

Author: David Rattlehead

Publisher:

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 208

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Intro -- Contents -- Editors Introduction -- Preface to the 1851 Edition -- Chapter I. A Lumping Business -- Chapter II. Starting Off Of the Right Foot -- Chapter III. Spontaneous Ebullition in a Drunkard -- Chapter IV. The Resurrection, or How To Take Up a Negro -- Chapter V. Busting a Dog and Carving a Turkey -- Chapter VI. The Way To Keep Folks From Marrying -- Chapter VII. A Death-Bed Scene -- Chapter VIII. A New Plan for Catching a Rogue -- Chapter IX. Bloodshed and Hysterics -- Chapter X. Aqua Fortis and Croton Oil, or Taking the Wrong Medicine -- Chapter XI. Three Scrapes In One Night -- Chapter XII. A Thunder Storm, and a Night in the Woods -- Chapter XIII. Making a Hole in the Wrong Place -- Chapter XIV. A Fishing Party, A Ghost, and Suicide -- Chapter XV. Taken Captive By Indians -- Chapter XVI. The Man With a Snake Disease -- Chapter XVII. Cutting Up a Negro Alive -- Chapter XVIII. A Fight With Wolves -- Chapter XIX. How To Cure Deafness In Three Hours -- Chapter XX. Rattlehead's Farewell Address -- Notes


The Life and Adventures of an Arkansas Doctor

The Life and Adventures of an Arkansas Doctor

Author: David Rattlehead

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781021305398

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This memoir tells the hilarious and often unbelievable stories of Dr. David Rattlehead, a beloved physician in rural Arkansas. From snake bites to moonshine mishaps, he shares his experiences treating patients in a place where modern medicine sometimes takes a back seat to the old ways of doing things. A must-read for anyone who loves a good laugh and a heartwarming story. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


The Trapper's Bride, Or, Spirit of Adventure

The Trapper's Bride, Or, Spirit of Adventure

Author: Emerson Bennett

Publisher:

Published: 1860

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13:

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Romantic fiction, set in the central prairies and involving a young explorer and trapper, Charles, who falls in love with the half-Delaware daughter of a French trapper. Includes Pawnee, Delaware and Blackfeet characters.