{"product_id":"a-soldier-surgeon-scholar-william-henry-corbusier-9780806135496","title":"A Soldier, Surgeon, Scholar: The Memoirs of William Henry Corbusier, 1844-1930","description":"\u003cp\u003eArmy surgeon, ethnographer, and writer William Henry Corbusier (1844-1930) witnessed the transformation of the United States from young republic to world power. In \u003cem\u003eSoldier, Surgeon, Scholar\u003c\/em\u003e, the retired army officer and surgeon recounts his experiences, which include a New York City childhood, adolescence in gold-rush California, and army life from the wilds of Arizona to the jungles of the occupied Philippines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1864, Corbusier joined the Union army as a contract surgeon, serving in the cavalry brigade under General Benjamin Grierson. His memoir covers seventeen military assignments in the South, the Northeast, the Great Lakes, and the American West, as well as two tours of duty in the Philippine Islands. Enthusiastically embracing these frequent relocations, Corbusier delighted in observing frontier peoples and studying natural history.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn ethnographer and ethnologist, Corbusier published studies of the languages and cultures of the Yavapai, the Sioux, and the Shoshoni. And his memoir records his observations on American Indian dances and ceremonies and his medical treatment of prominent figures, such as Sarah Winnemucca, Red Cloud, and American Horse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn account largely free of self-promotion and editorializing, Corbusier's memoir of his eight decades of widespread experiences is a fascinating work of extraordinary breadth. Corbusier's wife, Fanny, also recorded her reminiscences (\u003cem\u003eFanny Dunbar Corbusier: Recollection of Army Life in the Frontier West\u003c\/em\u003e), and together, these companion memoirs present a unique view of frontier army life with two distinct viewpoints on the shared events of Fanny and William's marriage, as well as the separate topics that husband and wife, respectively, deemed worth recounting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Henry Corbusier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0806135492\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780806135496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Oklahoma Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 1722","brand":"William Henry Corbusier","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120265982207,"sku":"9780806135496","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fee4f3f2-e43c-4444-9ed6-b062631402f6.jpg?v=1687413392","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-soldier-surgeon-scholar-william-henry-corbusier-9780806135496","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}