They Called Me Doc - Doc Race Recalls his Practice in Orting (Washington State) between 1947 and 1953

They Called Me Doc - Doc Race recalls his practice in Orting (Washington State) between 1947 and 1953; by George A Race, MD; 2005; 6x9; 220 pp; Item #: HQP016.

This is the story of Doc Race, and his years in practice in Orting, Washington. The names of the individual patients (and some others) involved were changed to protect the innocent, and at times, the guilty. If you happen to be an old-timer, you might very well be able to identify the people involved just by their characteristics.

It's a great read. If you have any interest in what was the small town of Orting, Washington (population 1250) mid-20th Century, you'll love this book.

The following is from the Table of Contents:

1. To Realize a Dream
2. My First House Call
3. The Soldier's Home 
4. The Old and the Young
5. Ten-Shut
6. Buckley Custodial School
7. Men and Women of Letter
8. Allergic Reactions
9. Versonica
10. People Reaching for Dreams
11. My Professional Coharts
12. Ladies in Waiting
13. Guys and Dolls
14. The Doctor Wears Different Hats
15. Unusual Accidents
16. Camp I
17. The Great Graham Beef Barbecue
18. The Orting Fire Department
19. Wheels, Wheel, Wheels
20. The Layman's Medical Dictionary
21. A Doctor's Day is Unpredictable
22. The Doctor Wields a Scalpel
23. The Medic Treats 4-Footed Patients Too.
24. Strange Characters I Came to Know
25. Orting's Teenagers
26. The Many Facets of a Country Doctor
27. Saved by the Bell
28. The Fruit of the Vine
29. My Face was Red
30. The Bear Hunter
31. Time to Leave
32. My Introduction to the Clinic
33. Psychiatry At the Mayo
34. The Miracle
35. Westward Ho!