Doctors Afield and Afar Author:William V. McDermott This book brings to life the stories of twenty famous individuals who were trained as physicians before they went on to make names for themselves in other fields. With insight, honesty and humor, Dr. William McDermott looks at some of history’s most influential figures in the last five hundred years—writers, poets, explorers, soldiers, and ... more »inventors who once rested their youthful dreams on medicine before achieving fame in a wider world. Illustrated with photos and etchings« less