Man Versus Toothache 1952 George W. Heard ~ Dentist Autobiography ~ Dentristry ~ Hereford, Deaf Smith County, Texas & Albertville, Alabama

Title: Man Versus Toothache

Author: Dr. George W. Heard / [Introduction by Chester Arthur Pierle]

Description: Sage-green cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front cover. Bit of blotchiness on rear cover. Interior is clean and unmarked. Features more than a dozen photographs, including a portrait of the author and eight pages at the conclusion which show the teeth of several Hereford residents. 183 pages.

The autobiographical memoir of the dentist George W. Heard, who was responsible for the national fame of Hereford, Texas as ''the town without a toothache.'' Heard describes his life, education, and career as a dentist, with many anecdotes, his own struggles with poor health, and his discoveries about health, nutrition, milk, mineral content of soil, and food therapy (similar in view to Dr. Weston Price), as well as his personal philosophy and view of life. Introduction by Chester Arthur Pierle, Professor of Chemistry at West Texas State College.

Dr. George Washington Heard (1867-1965) was born in Alabama, grew up amongst farmers, and studied dentistry Vanderbilt University, graduating in 1898. After receiving his diploma, he set up his dental practice in Albertville, Alabama, where he remained until he moved to Hereford, Texas in 1916.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None

Publisher: Lee Foundation for Nutritional Research
Place: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Year: 1952

Keywords: dentists, dentistry, dental caries, tooth decay, Deaf Smith County, Albertville, Alabama, Hereford, Texas, Weston Price, food therapy,