James O Breeden
Biographic Data
| ID | 390937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | James O Breeden |
| GIVEN NAMES | James |
| FAMILY NAME | O Breeden |
| SIGNATURE | BREEDEN J O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Methodist University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 22 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 22 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Birthing a Slave
Some of the best research in the continuing study of American slavery is taking place in the fields of health and medicine, as attested by a growing body of well-received works. Marie Jenkins Schwartz's Birthing a Slave is the latest addition to those fields. Trough the lens of reproductive medicine Schwartz sheds valuable new light on the southern slave system. A concluding chapter explores freedom's meaning for freedwomen's health. Slave births…
A Southern Practice
The diaries of antebellum women are fairly common, but those of men are noticeably rarer. A notable exception is Charles A. Hentz, who kept a detailed diary for much of his adult life. In later years he began writing an autobiography, for which his diary was a major source; it remained unfinished at his death. Together, these volumes portray a remarkable man's life and his attempts to make sense of it. A union of description and commentary, they …
Malaria
Malaria is a disease of the American past. But from the early days of colonization until the 1940s this mosquito-borne scourge was a major threat to health and life, impeded economic development, and influenced settlement patterns. The frontier West and the South were especially hard hit. Malaria's demise was instrumental in America's rise to world prominence. Yet in spite of its long and costly presence, malaria in the United States has never be…
The Business of Captivity
Science, Race, and Religion in the American South
Moonlight, Magnolias, and Madness
Reviewed by: Moonlight, Magnolias, and Madness: Insanity in South Carolina from the Colonial Period to the Progressive Era James O. Breeden Peter McCandless. Moonlight, Magnolias, and Madness: Insanity in South Carolina from the Colonial Period to the Progressive Era. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996. xv + 405. Ill. $55.00 (cloth); $19.95 (paperbound). The history of insanity has been a fertile area of research in recent year…
A Long Ride in Texas
The Mississippi Valley's Great Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
Confederate Hospitals on the Move
Journal Article Confederate Hospitals on the Move: Samuel H. Stout and the Army of Tennessee. By Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1994. 226 pp. $29-95, ISBN 0-87249-964-2.) Get access James O. Breeden James O. Breeden Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 4, March 1995, Pages 1728–17…
Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth-Century America, Origins and Legacy
Journal Article Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth-Century America, Origins and Legacy Get access De Ville Kenneth Allen. Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth-Century America, Origins and Legacy. New York, N.Y.: New York University Press, 1990. xvi, 319 pp. $34.95. James O. Breeden James O. Breeden Southern Methodist University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 36, Issue…
The Caribbean Slave
American Science in the Age of Jefferson
On the Illinois Frontier
Journal Article On the Illinois Frontier: Dr. Hiram Rutherford, 1840–1848 Get access On the Illinois Frontier: Dr. Hiram Rutherford, 1840–1848. Edited by Hendrick Willene Hendrick George. (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1981. xxv + 155 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $19.95.) James O. Breeden James O. Breeden Southern Methodist University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar West…
Another Dimension to the Black Diaspora
Advice Among Masters
Medicine and Slavery
Joseph Jones, M.D
Joseph Jones, M.D
Journal Article Joseph Jones, M.D.: Scientist of the Old South. By James O. Breeden. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1975. xiii + 295 pp. Illustrations, tables, notes, note on sources, and index. $13.25.) Get access Ronald L. Numbers Ronald L. Numbers University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 63, Issue 1, June 1976, Pages 115–116, https:/…
Joseph Jones, M. D
Medical Education in Oklahoma
Field Medical Services at the Battles of Manassas (Bull Run)
A Medical History of the Later Stages of the Atlanta Campaign
Field Medical Services at the Battles of Manassas (Bull Run)
A Medical History of the Later Stages of the Atlanta Campaign
Medical Education in Oklahoma
Joseph Jones, M. D
Joseph Jones, M.D
Joseph Jones, M.D
Journal Article Joseph Jones, M.D.: Scientist of the Old South. By James O. Breeden. (Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1975. xiii + 295 pp. Illustrations, tables, notes, note on sources, and index. $13.25.) Get access Ronald L. Numbers Ronald L. Numbers University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 63, Issue 1, June 1976, Pages 115–116, https:/…
Medicine and Slavery
Advice Among Masters
Another Dimension to the Black Diaspora
On the Illinois Frontier
Journal Article On the Illinois Frontier: Dr. Hiram Rutherford, 1840–1848 Get access On the Illinois Frontier: Dr. Hiram Rutherford, 1840–1848. Edited by Hendrick Willene Hendrick George. (Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1981. xxv + 155 pp. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. $19.95.) James O. Breeden James O. Breeden Southern Methodist University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar West…
American Science in the Age of Jefferson
The Caribbean Slave
Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth-Century America, Origins and Legacy
Journal Article Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth-Century America, Origins and Legacy Get access De Ville Kenneth Allen. Medical Malpractice in Nineteenth-Century America, Origins and Legacy. New York, N.Y.: New York University Press, 1990. xvi, 319 pp. $34.95. James O. Breeden James O. Breeden Southern Methodist University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 36, Issue…
Confederate Hospitals on the Move
Journal Article Confederate Hospitals on the Move: Samuel H. Stout and the Army of Tennessee. By Glenna R. Schroeder-Lein. (Columbia: University of South Carolina Press, 1994. 226 pp. $29-95, ISBN 0-87249-964-2.) Get access James O. Breeden James O. Breeden Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 4, March 1995, Pages 1728–17…
A Long Ride in Texas
The Mississippi Valley's Great Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
Moonlight, Magnolias, and Madness
Reviewed by: Moonlight, Magnolias, and Madness: Insanity in South Carolina from the Colonial Period to the Progressive Era James O. Breeden Peter McCandless. Moonlight, Magnolias, and Madness: Insanity in South Carolina from the Colonial Period to the Progressive Era. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1996. xv + 405. Ill. $55.00 (cloth); $19.95 (paperbound). The history of insanity has been a fertile area of research in recent year…
Science, Race, and Religion in the American South
A Southern Practice
The diaries of antebellum women are fairly common, but those of men are noticeably rarer. A notable exception is Charles A. Hentz, who kept a detailed diary for much of his adult life. In later years he began writing an autobiography, for which his diary was a major source; it remained unfinished at his death. Together, these volumes portray a remarkable man's life and his attempts to make sense of it. A union of description and commentary, they …
Malaria
Malaria is a disease of the American past. But from the early days of colonization until the 1940s this mosquito-borne scourge was a major threat to health and life, impeded economic development, and influenced settlement patterns. The frontier West and the South were especially hard hit. Malaria's demise was instrumental in America's rise to world prominence. Yet in spite of its long and costly presence, malaria in the United States has never be…
The Business of Captivity
Birthing a Slave
Some of the best research in the continuing study of American slavery is taking place in the fields of health and medicine, as attested by a growing body of well-received works. Marie Jenkins Schwartz's Birthing a Slave is the latest addition to those fields. Trough the lens of reproductive medicine Schwartz sheds valuable new light on the southern slave system. A concluding chapter explores freedom's meaning for freedwomen's health. Slave births…
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