Book summaryA 13-pound iron rod shot through the brain of railroad construction foreman Phineas Gage in Vermont in 1848. He lived 11 more years, and was able to walk and talk and function as normally as he had in the past. But, as his doctor said, Gage "was no longer Gage." His manner darkened; he became coarse and chaotic when he had been an affable, dependable person. The true story of a medical oddity that continues to intrigue doctors. Full-color photographs accompany the text. Media reviews"The book's present-tense narrative is inviting and intimate, and the text is crisp and lucid, combining the personal and the theoretical to dramatic effect and avoiding condescension both to readers and to the unfortunate Gage..." |
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome By True Story About Brain Scienceby Fleischman, JohnFirst Edition, 1st Printing
Book desription: Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002. A nice reading copy. Pages are clean and bright. Binding is tight. Book and jacket show some shelfwear. Jacket has been mylared for protection. Color and black and white photos and illustrations throughout about the bizarre medical history of Phineas Gage, a man who suvived an accicent where a spike was driven through his skull.. First Edition, 1st Printing. Hard Cover. Good +/Good. Mylared.
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