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Exhibition: "Only One Man Died: Medical Adventures on the Lewis and Clark Trail" (College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 2003-2006)

• Date:   Fri, 21 Feb 2003 15:41:10 -0800 (Pacific Standard Time)
• To:   sthc-l@library.ucla.edu
• From:   Russell A. Johnson <rjohnson@library.ucla.edu>
• Subject:   Exhibition: "Only One Man Died: Medical Adventures on the Lewis and Clark Trail" (College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 2003-2006)
• Message-ID:   SIMEON.10302211510.G@bio-s-his008.library.ucla.edu

Forwarded to STHC-L from H-SCI-MED-TECH.  --RJ

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Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:35:02 -0500
From: "Phillip Thurtle, H-SCI-MED-TECH" [smtedit@MAIL.H-NET.MSU.EDU]
Subject: FYI: New exhibit, health and Lewis & Clark
Sender: "H-NET List on the History of Science, Medicine, and 
Technology" [H-SCI-MED-TECH@H-NET.MSU.EDU]
From: Edward Morman  [emorman@collphyphil.org]


"Only One Man Died: Medical Adventures on the Lewis and Clark Trail"

February 2003 - 2006

Almost two centuries ago, Lewis and Clark braved nature and their own
limitations during an 8,000 mile journey to the Pacific and back. This
exhibit begins by examining the vital role Philadelphia played in the
planning of the expedition. Meriwether Lewis traveled to Philadelphia to
meet with the leading physicians and scientists of the day to learn the
scientific and medical skills he would need as co-leader of the Corps of
Discovery. He also purchased many of the medical supplies, scientific
equipment, and provisions taken on the trip.

On the trail the Corps encountered unimaginably rough terrain, natural
hazards such as mosquitoes and grizzly bears, friendly and not-so-friendly
Indian tribes, and the consequences of an ever-changing diet that went from
feast to famine. Using the medical knowledge of the time, Lewis and Clark
successfully met these many health challenges and completed their mission
with the loss of only one man.

College Gallery
The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
19 S. 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA  19103


Edward T. Morman, MSLS, Ph.D.
College Librarian and Director,
Francis C. Wood Institute for the History of Medicine
College of Physicians of Philadelphia
19 South 22nd Street
Philadelphia PA 19103
emorman@collphyphil.org
215-563-3737, ext. 265
215-569-0356 (fax)
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