The strange case of Dr. Couney, how a mysterious European showman saved thousands of American babies, Dawn Raffel
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The strange case of Dr. Couney, how a mysterious European showman saved thousands of American babies, Dawn Raffel
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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portraitsfacsimilesillustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The strange case of Dr. Couney
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1256457713
Responsibility statement
Dawn Raffel
Sub title
how a mysterious European showman saved thousands of American babies
Summary
Describes how Martin Couney, a European immigrant with a colourful history, introduced incubators to America by displaying premature infants he had saved through use of the device at carnivals and sideshows
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Dr. Couney, how a mysterious European showman saved thousands of American babies
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- Biographies
- Respiratory therapy for newborn infants -- United States -- History
- Carnivals -- United States -- 20th century
- Couney, Martin, 1870-1950
- Premature infants -- United States
- Exhibitions -- United States -- 20th century
- Neonatal intensive care -- Popular works
- Impostors and imposture -- United States -- Biography
- Incubators (Pediatrics) -- United States -- History
- Sideshows -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
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- Subject10
- Biographies
- Respiratory therapy for newborn infants -- United States -- History
- Carnivals -- United States -- 20th century
- Couney, Martin, 1870-1950
- Premature infants -- United States
- Exhibitions -- United States -- 20th century
- Neonatal intensive care -- Popular works
- Impostors and imposture -- United States -- Biography
- Incubators (Pediatrics) -- United States -- History
- Sideshows -- New York (State) -- New York -- History
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- Author1
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