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Provides a history of American attitudes towards fitness prior to World War II, looks at gymnastics, calisthenics, and pseudo-medical treatments, and examines changes in diet and dress
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"It does seem to me that there would not be so much pain and suffering . . . if there were no doctors . . . ." The skepticism reflected in this statement by a New York farmer in 1853, quoted in this fascinating study of medicine, American culture, and values, was definitely a sign of the times. Three medical philosophies and their offshootsheroic, botanic, and homeopathicwere prevalent in the 19th century, often practiced by doctors with little more than six weeks of training. No wonder the skepticism of the massesand the high mortality rates. With meticulous scholarship, keen insight, and clear writing, Green shows how religion, the frontier spirit, ignorance about sanitation, and the national drive for perfection spawned these contrasting philosophies of health. A lively social history with many lessons for our own time, recommended for public and academic libraries. Jack Forman, Mesa Coll. Lib., San Diego
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"Without losing a proper sight of the ridiculous in this material, Harvey Green... [has written] a serious and sympathetic study of the American quest for perfect health." -- New York Times Book Review
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- PublisherPantheon
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0394546210
- ISBN 13 9780394546216
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages367
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Fit for America : Health, Fitness, Sport, and American Society, 1830-1940
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