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Library Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2011.018.005 |
Title |
Thirty years on call: a country doctor's family life |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Pennington, Doris |
Publisher |
Brucedale Press |
Published Date |
2001 |
Description |
The life of Robert James Tucker (1888-1948) as a rural physician in the Paisley area. Table of Contents: 1. Ancestors and early years 2. Love letters 3. The move to Paisley 4. Getting acquainted 5. Helpful colleagues 6. Home and school 7. Mother and Jean 8. Challenges of a rural practice 9. The birds and bees 10. The "Dirty Thirties" 11. The culture of Paisley 12. Aunt Annie's influence 13. On the road again 14. Doctor's Thanksgiving 15. The Carters 16. Heart problems 17. Christmas memories 18. Carrying on 19. War breaks out 20. Life, death, and the War 21. Casualties at home and abroad 22. Victories and losses 23. Post-War changes 24. Saying goodbye |
Physical Description |
186 p.: ports. : 22 x 14 cm (black softcover) |
ISBN |
1896922147 |
Places |
Paisley |
People |
Ballachey, S. Frank Carter, Connie Carter, Frank Carter, Hilda Couch, A. E. H., Dr. Couch, Dr. Couch, Marguerite Crawford, Stephen D. Cruickshank, Annie Cruikshank, Ike Dando, Elizabeth Ann Gage, Dr. Logie, Jean MacIntyre, Evelyn McGill, Bob McKinnon, Jack McLean, Charles McLean, Florence More, P.B. Orchard, Simon Pennington, Doris Rowe, Samuel Thomas Scoffield, Sarah Seegmiller, Shoemaker, Isaac Tucker Family Tucker, Robert James, Dr. Weeden, Gordon |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Depression (economic) Doctors & physicians Home front Illness Medicine Rural life Second World War Social life Towns & villages |