Project Gutenberg 2014-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 320 Robb, John S. 1856 Darley, Felix Octavius Carr 1822 1888 Darley, F. O. C. (Felix Octavius Carr) The Swamp Doctor's Adventures in The South-West Containing the Whole of The Louisiana Swamp Doctor; Streaks of Squatter Life; and Far-Western Scenes; In a Series of Forty-Two Humorous Southern and Western Sketches, Descriptive of Incidents and Character Produced by David Widger from page images generously provided by the Internet Archive "The Swamp Doctor's Adventures in The South-West" by John S. Robb is a collection of humorous sketches written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as both an account of adventures and a portrayal of life in the swampy regions of Louisiana and the broader South-West. The main authorial voice, Madison Tensas, M.D., provides a narrative steeped in anecdotes and observations that reflect the challenges and quirks of practicing medicine in a raw, frontier-like environment. The opening of the volume sets the stage by contrasting the swamp doctor with the city physician, highlighting the rugged, adventurous life of the former amidst the difficulties of rural practices. Tensas describes his own early life and experiences that led him into medicine, focusing on the unique trials he faced. He paints a colorful picture of life among the inhabitants of the southern wilderness, which is filled with humor and a touch of nostalgia as he recounts personal escapades and the characters he encountered in his journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46329/46329-h/images/titlepagem.jpg Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Southwest, Old -- Social life and customs PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 754363 2025-06-18T16:56:10.214434 text/html 756519 2024-10-24T08:58:27 text/html 18964423 2025-06-18T16:56:24.855285 application/epub+zip 18968516 2025-06-18T16:56:13.860354 application/epub+zip 747271 2025-06-18T16:56:11.261373 application/epub+zip 19154428 2025-06-18T16:56:32.531298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 19086597 2025-06-18T16:56:21.763387 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 891406 2022-09-21T05:36:27.966754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 647938 2025-06-18T16:56:08.371398 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 647972 2018-03-16T10:33:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16924 2025-06-18T16:56:32.789242 application/rdf+xml 15080 2025-06-18T16:56:11.403371 image/jpeg 2685 2025-06-18T16:56:11.331363 image/jpeg 42486947 2025-06-18T16:56:10.711380 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia