Scurvy

How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail

Scurvy
Stephen Bown
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Paperback
h198 x 129mm - 272pg
17 Nov 2021 UK
International import eta 10-19 days
9780750997409
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The story of how three individuals conquered the plague of the sea. A lively recounting of how three determined individuals overcame the constraints of 18th century thinking to solve the greatest medical mystery of their era. The cure for scurvy ranks among the greatest of military successes, yet its impact on history has mostly been ignored. Stephen Bown, in this engaging and often gripping book, searches back to the earliest recorded appearance of scurvy in the 16th century, to the 18th century, when the disease was at its gum-shred, bone-snapping worst, to the early 19th century, when the preventative was finally put into service. Brown introduces us, among others, to James Lind, navy surgeon and medical detective, whose research on the disease spawned the implementation of the cure; Captain James Cook, who successfully avoided scurvy on his epic voyages; and Gilbert Blane, whose social status and charisma won over the British Navy and saved England. 20 b/w illustrations
Stephen Bown is a critically acclaimed author of many award-winning literary non-fiction books on the history of science, exploration and ideas. He takes a biographical and narrative approach to my writing, using the techniques of fiction writing - strong storytelling, creative language, emphasizing people, their decisions, actions and motivations - to tell factually and historically accurate stories. He lives in Canada.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780750997409
Published: 17 Nov 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: The History Press
Publisher: The History Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 272

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