By Richard Verville

Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Chapter 1 - Setting the Stage Chapter 4 Chapter 2 - In the Beginning: The Early Years of the Founders of Rehabilitation Medicine Chapter 5 Chapter 3 - The Roots of Rehabilitation Medicine in the Progessive Era, 1900 to 1920 Chapter 6 Chapter 4 - The Nineteen-Twenties and Small Steps Forward Chapter 7 Chapter 5 - The Thirties, Medicine, Social Insurance, and Rehabilitation at the Mayo Clinic Chapter 8 Chapter 6 - World War II, Howard Rusk, Henry Kessler, and the Baruch Committee Chapter 9 Chapter 7 - The Immediate Postwar Years: The VA, Private Rehabilitation Facilities, Unions, and a Medical Specialty in PM&R Chapter 10 Chapter 8 - Polio, FDR, and Rehabilitation Medicine Chapter 11 Chapter 9 - The Expansive 1950s: Rehabilitation Medicine Develops Under the Leadership of Mary Switzer and Howard Rusk Chapter 12 Chapter 10 - Rehabilitation Leadership in the Turbulent 1960s and the End of an Era Chapter 13 Chapter 11 - The 1970s: Vulnerability, New Leadership, and the Disability Movement Chapter 14 Chapter 12 - The 1970s: Congressional Leadership and the Golden Era for Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Disability Policy Chapter 15 Chapter 13 - The 1980s: Medicare Expansion; Rehabilitation Research at the NIH and the Maturation of Rehabilitation Medicine Chapter 16 Chapter 14 - The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Comprehensive Rehabilitation Medicine Chapter 17 Chapter 15 - A Brief Epilogue Chapter 18 Bibliography