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By Elizabeth H. Thomson. Foreword by John F. Fulton. Price, $4. Pp. 347, with 12 illustrations. Henry Schuman, Inc., Publishers, 20 E. 70th St., New York 21, 1950.

AMA Arch Intern Med. 1951;87(1):176.

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In spite of the fact that much has been written on the life and personal characteristics of Harvey Cushing, his interest to the lay reader, as well as to most physicians, remains undimmed, and Miss Thomson's biography, which is the thirteenth volume in the Life of Science Library, runs no risk of diminished popularity because of these many previous publications.

The book is rich in anecdote through all the early life of this unique person. It is a fascinating picture of his mature days, as well as of the remarkable climax of attainments in his later years. The freshness and intimacy of many of the stories and illustrative incidents have done for the reader what some of the longer and more formal discussions of Cushing's life and personality failed to do. The episodes the author uses both are complimentary to Dr. Cushing and, as some of his living contemporaries will . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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