Who was the best doctor in the Old West? How did the doc remove an arrow? Could silk really stop a bullet? What was the "Germ theory"? The answers to all these questions and more can be found in Dr. Keith Souter's remarkable book. THE DOCTOR'S BAG is a wonderful factual sourcebook that is easy for anyone to read and understand. It contains historical facts along with a multitude of pictures, illustrations, and diagrams for rich, colorful enhancements to the text. Skillfully written by long-time physician Keith Souter, who is also a well-recognized author in many genres, including westerns, THE DOCTOR'S BAG is an invaluable reference source for authors of Old West tales-or for any reader who just wants to learn about medical practices of time gone by.
Keith was born in St Andrews and studied medicine at the University of Dundee in Scotland. Clay More is actually his western pen name. He lives in England within arrow-shot of the ruins of a medieval castle, the scene of two of his historical novels. He is a part time doctor, medical journalist and novelist, writing in four different genres-westerns, crime, historical and YA. He is fairly prolific, having written almost fifty books and has been translated into ten languages. Half of his non-fiction works are on medicine and health. The other half are eclectic, ranging from books on dice to ones on golf, science and tea. He has penned a weekly health column for over thirty years. He also enjoys the challenge of short fiction for which he has won a couple of prizes, including a 2006 Fish Award for The Villain's Tale. Keith's medical background finds its way into a lot of his writing, as can be seen in most of his western novels and short stories. One of the writing projects that he has had the most fun with has been the collaborative authorship of the Wolf Creek series, published by Western Fictioneers and Western Trail Blazer. His character in Wolf Creek is Doctor Logan Munro, the town doctor, who is gradually revealing more about himself with each book he appears in. Another of his western characters is Doctor Marcus Quigley, dentist, gambler and bounty hunter whose adventures are individually available as eBook short stories and also as a paperback collection, published by High Noon Press. Keith is a member of various writers' organisations, including Western Fictioneers, Western Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, the Crime Writers' Association and the Medical journalists Association. He is currently serving as the vice president of Western Fictioneers, a professional organisation of western writers. In his spare time he enjoys the movies, theatre and making bread. He plays golf, tennis and runs. As a frustrated actor he has found occasional solace as a supporting artist, but enough said about that! He lives in West Yorkshire in England with his wife Rachel and whichever of his children and grandchildren happen to pop home. If you want to see more of Keith's output, check his website: http: //www.keithsouter.co.uk
