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Tuberculosis sanatorium history, life of doctor

Description: Hovels, Haciendas, and House Calls: The Life of Carl H.Gellenthien, M.D. by Dorothy Simpson Beimer, Santa Fe: Sunstone Press, 1986, 309 pages, paperback, ISBN# 0-86534-074-9.This history of the famous Valmora Tuberculosis Sanatorium, also known as Valmora Industrial Sanatorium, is the story of the fight against tuberculosis. It tells about a TB sanatorium located in northern New Mexico and the doctor whose practice spanned over 60 years! At the age of 24, Carl H. Gellenthien, the young medical student was diagnosed with tuberculosis. He had to drop out of medical school at the University of Illinois and was sent to Valmora Tuberculosis Sanatorium in New Mexico to recover or to die. He recovered, returned to medical school, and then became director of Valmora Tuberculosis Sanatorium where he himself had "found the cure." Dr. Gellenthien's courage and inspiration are a large part of his story, a history of a famous tuberculosis sanatorium and biography of its director who searched for a cure! The book includes the fascinating history of the famous Valmora TB Sanatorium and the doctor who fought tuberculosis in his personal life and the lives of his patients. The book describes daily life as it was for patients in a TB sanatorium in the first half of the 20th Century. Tuberculosis was called "The White Death." Read about the fight to control it and to find a cure; the life of one doctor whose life was dedicated to fighting "The White Plague. Gives history of Valmora TB Sanatorium established in 1904 in northern New Mexico. Valmora Sanatorium was one of the most successful sanatoria for the treatment of tuberculosis in the world. Dr. Gellenthien was a country doctor who improvised when he had to, performed kitchen table surgery, but was also Vice-President of the American Medical Association and a member of Los Rancheros Visitadores, an exclusive horseback riding group. His annual "trek" near Santa Barbara, California, brought him friendships with great men like Ronald Reagan and Walt Disney. Dr. Gellenthien's patients ranged from the poorest (one lived in a cave) to the rich and famous. (Dr. G. was a consultant when Eisenhower had his heart attack.) The doctor's patients ranged from priests and ministers to associates of Al Capone. Greer Garson, Will Rogers, Irvin S. Cobb, Sir Anthony Eden, John L. Lewis, M. D. Anderson, Eleanor Roosevelt, and many other famous names are part of the story.He was doctor to the seminary students at the Montezuma Seminary for training students from Mexico to become Roman Catholic Priests. Dr. Gellenthien was one of the pioneer doctors who searched for a cure for tuberculosis. He was surgeon for the Santa Fe Railroad and he was the first physician on the scene of the worst train wreck in the history of the Santa Fe Railroad up to that time, the collision at Robinson Siding near Springer, New Mexico on September 5, 1956. The streamliner "the Chief" with 45 Pullman passengers , 227 adult coach passengers and 40 children aboard, was hit by the Number 8 eastbound mail train. Read all about the tragic event in Chapter XII, "The Wreck at Robinson Siding." Unique black and white photos taken at the scene. Bargain price for a rare book in new condition and signed by author. No Reserve. $7.99.

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Features: 1st Edition, Signed

Country/Region of Manufacture: United States

Subject: Biography & Autobiography

Publisher: Sunstone Press

Book Title: Hovels, Haciendas and House Calls : the Life of Carl H. Gellenthien, M.D.

Publication Year: 1986

Topic: Medical

Number of Pages: 320 Pages

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Biography & Autobiography

Author: Dorothy S. Beimer

Format: Trade Paperback

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