The Easdale Doctor
by Withall, Mary
- Used
- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1841584371
- ISBN 13
- 9781841584379
- Seller
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Burntisland, Fife, United Kingdom
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About This Item
UK: Birlinn Ltd, 2006. Soft cover. As New. 23 x 15.6 x 1.4 cm. p/b 212 pages, condition is As New. When Patrick Gillies graduated from the University of Edinburgh's distinguished school of medicine with honours in 1890, a high profile career as a surgeon lay ahead of him. Any city across the world would have welcomed him, and his university mentors, including the famous Joseph Lister, urged him to take up one of these opportunities. Gillies defied them all and returned to his home town of Easdale, determined to continue the work his father had begun as a physician to the parishioners of the Slate Islands. Over the next 40 years Patrick Gillies worked tirelessly to sustain and improve the community services available in Argyll. Although he worked as a General Practitioner, Patrick involved himself in every aspect of the community, joining the Cullipool School Board, where he was determined to protest against its closure - a fight he eventually won. This early battle is indicative of the rest of Gillies' life which he spent investigating everything, from the drainage systems to preventative medicine, and fighting for improvements, such as an isolation hospital for the Slate Islands and better medical provisions for school children. In later years he was able to apply his determination and sense in Army service in two wars.
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- Bookseller
- Hanselled Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 085528
- Title
- The Easdale Doctor
- Author
- Withall, Mary
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1841584371
- ISBN 13
- 9781841584379
- Publisher
- Birlinn Ltd
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 2006
- Pages
- 212
- Size
- 23 x 15.6 x 1.4 cm
- Keywords
- biography scotland
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography/Biography;
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Hanselled Books has been providing Quality Online Service since 2002. We were an exclusively web based business but in October 2009 we opened retail premises in Burntisland Fife, allowing us to expand the range of books on offer.We stock a range of second-hand and new books; we are particularly strong in Scottish Interest and difficult to find titles. With over 16,000 book titles in stock we are sure you will find something to suit your wants.
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