Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface vii
3. Contents xi
4. Prologue 1
5. Part I. MAN'S MEDICINE, GOD'S MONEY
6. 1. Charles Wardell Stiles: From Minister's Son to Medical Scientist 9
7. 2. The Scientist as Lone Evangelist 22
8. 3. Frederick T. Gates and the Business of Benevolence 49
9. 4. Philanthropy for the Ages 73
10. Part II. THE ROCKEFELLER SANITARY COMMISSION
11. 5. Wickliffe Rose Launches the Sanitary Commission 97
12. 6. Making the Idea Fashionable 122
13. 7. The Days of Galilee: The Dispensary as Revival 152
14. 8. "Henceforth Thy Field Is the World": From Sanitary Commission to Rockefeller Foundation 178
15. Epilogue 209
16. Abbreviations 226
17. Notes 227
18. A Note on the Sources 254
19. Index 261