{"product_id":"a-surgeon-in-the-army-francis-wafer-9780773533813","title":"A Surgeon in the Army of the Potomac","description":"\u003cp\u003eLured across the border by promises of opportunity and adventure, Francis M. Wafer - a young student from Queen's Medical College in Kingston - joined the Union's army of the Potomac as an assistant surgeon. From the battle of the Wilderness to the closing campaigns, Wafer was both participant and chronicler of the American Civil War. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCheryl Wells provides an edited and fully annotated collection of Wafer's diary entries during the war, his letters home, and the memoirs he wrote after returning to Canada. Wafer's writings are a fascinating and deeply personal account of the actions, duties, feelings, and perceptions of a noncombatant who experienced the thick of battle and its grave consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only substantial account by a Canadian Civil War soldier who returned to Canada, \u003ci\u003eA Surgeon in the Army of the Potomac \u003c\/i\u003efills a critical gap in American Civil War historiography and will have broad appeal among scholars and enthusiasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francis Wafer,Cheryl Wells\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0773533818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780773533813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGill-Queen's University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Francis Wafer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48748341494015,"sku":"9780773533813","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dba50ff3-87cc-493e-af0f-cda12a0d2942.jpg?v=1782628718","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-surgeon-in-the-army-francis-wafer-9780773533813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}