{"product_id":"mending-broken-soldiers-the-union-and-confederate-programs-to-supply-artificial-limbs-paperback","title":"Mending Broken Soldiers: The Union and Confederate Programs to Supply Artificial Limbs - Paperback","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\u003eGuy R. Hasegawa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJames M. Schmidt\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Guy R. Hasegawa presents the first volume to explore the wartime provisions made for amputees in need of artificial limbs--programs that were the forebears of modern governmental efforts to assist in the rehabilitation of wounded service members. Hasegawa offers a comprehensive look at the artificial-limb industry, including detailed descriptions of the ingenious designs employed by manufacturers; illustrations and photographs of period prosthetics; accounts of the rapid advancement of medical technology during the Civil War; and in-depth examinations of the companies that manufactured limbs for soldiers and bid for contracts, including at least one still in existence today. An intriguing account of innovation, determination, humanitarianism, and the devastating toll of battle, \u003ci\u003eMending Broken Soldiers\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating glimpse into groundbreaking military health programs during the most tumultuous years in American history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuy R. Hasegawa\u003c\/b\u003e is a pharmacist and senior editor of the \u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Health-System Pharmacy\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eYears of Change and Suffering: Modern Perspectives on Civil War Medicine \u003c\/i\u003eand has written many articles on the history of pharmacy and on Civil War medicine. He serves on the board of directors of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and is a director emeritus of the Society of Civil War Surgeons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 162\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.93 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52988082946355,"sku":"9780809339884","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/H03Ft7gICk9780809339884.webp?v=1769072787","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/mending-broken-soldiers-the-union-and-confederate-programs-to-supply-artificial-limbs-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}