Author: LOEW, FRANKLIN M.; WOOD, EDWARD H.
Title: Vet in the Saddle: John L. Poett, First Veterinary Surgeon of the North West Mounted Police
Description: Saskatoon: Western Producer Prairie Books, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0888330081. "An introduction to the history of veterinary medicine in western Canada, traced through the career of John Luke Poett (1840-1895), the first veterinary surgeon of the North West Mounted Police. Poett contributed to the debate on saddlery and produced the earliest records of the west's veterinary medical problems and their treatment (including his unique use of carbolic)." - back cover. 128 pages. Footnotes. Index. Black and white reproductions of archival photos. Clean and unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy.; 8vo; 128 pages. Good .

Keywords: 0888330081 Veterinarians Provinces R.C. .P. Royal Canadian Biography