Author: Stephen R. Bown
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0312313926
Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail
Scurvy took a terrible toll in the Age of Sail, killing more sailors than were lost in all sea battles combined. Medical books Scurvy. The threat of the disease kept ships close to home and doomed those vessels that ventured too far from port. The willful ignorance of the royal medical elite, who endorsed ludicrous medical theories based on speculative research while ignoring the life-saving properties of citrus fruit, cost tens of thousands of lives and altered the course of many battles at sea. The cure for scurvy ranks among the greatest of human accomplishments, yet its impact on history has, until now, been largely ignored.
From the earliest recorded appearance of the disease in the sixteenth century, to the eighteenth century, where a man had only half a chance of surviving the scourge, to the early nineteenth century, when the British conquered scurvy and successfully blockaded the French and defeated Napoleon, Scurvy is a medical detective story for the ages, the fascinating true story of how James Lind (the surgeon), James Cook (the mariner), and Gilbert Blane (the gentleman) worked separately to eliminate the dreaded affliction Medical books Scurvy Dog - Funny Pirate Humor Mesh Hats. Trucker Hat. Scurvy Dog - Funny Pirate Humor
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The threat of the disease kept ships close to home and doomed those vessels that ventured too far from port. The willful ignorance of the royal medical elite, who endorsed ludicrous medical theories based on speculative research while ignoring the life-saving properties of citrus fruit, cost tens of thousands of lives and altered the course of many battles at sea. The cure for scurvy ranks among the greatest of human accomplishments, yet its impact on history has, until now, been largely ignored.
From the earliest recorded appearance of the disease in the sixteenth century, to the eighteenth century, where a man had only half a chance of surviving the scourge, to the early nineteenth century, when the British conquered scurvy and successfully blockaded the French and defeated Napoleon, Scurvy is a medical detective story for the ages, the fascinating true story of how James Lind (the surgeon), James Cook (the mariner), and Gilbert Blane (the gentleman) worked separately to eliminate the dreaded affliction.
Scurvy is an evocative journey back to the era of wooden ships and sails, when the disease infiltrated every aspect of seafaring life: press gangs "recruit" mariners on the way home from a late night at the pub; a terrible voyage in search of riches ends with a hobbled fleet and half the crew heaved overboard; Cook majestically travels the South Seas but suffers an unimaginable fate. Brimming with tales of ships, sailors, and baffling bureaucracy, Scurvy is a rare mix of compelling history and classic adventure story.
From the earliest recorded appearance of the disease in the sixteenth century, to the eighteenth century, where a man had only half a chance of surviving the scourge, to the early nineteenth century, when the British conquered scurvy and successfully blockaded the French and defeated Napoleon, Scurvy is a medical detective story for the ages, the fascinating true story of how James Lind (the surgeon), James Cook (the mariner), and Gilbert Blane (the gentleman) worked separately to eliminate the dreaded affliction Medical books Scurvy Dog - Funny Pirate Humor Mesh Hats. Trucker Hat. Scurvy Dog - Funny Pirate Humor
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Fun and happy cartoon designs will turn a frown into a smile, put the spring back into your step and absolutely will put the fun back into your day. Lets all put some humor into our lives and exercise all those smile and laugh muscles:) Our collection of Silly, Absurd, Chic, Urban, Cheeky Trendy, Slogans, Funny quotes, buzz words, trendy slogans, Absurd sayings, crazy slang words, cool word play, humor, fun offensive, mildly rude, retro and vintage chic urban designs from sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties and current events.
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Fun and happy cartoon designs will turn a frown into a smile, put the spring back into your step and absolutely will put the fun back into your day. Lets all put some humor into our lives and exercise all those smile and laugh muscles:) Our collection of Silly, Absurd, Chic, Urban, Cheeky Trendy, Slogans, Funny quotes, buzz words, trendy slogans, Absurd sayings, crazy slang words, cool word play, humor, fun offensive, mildly rude, retro and vintage chic urban designs from sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties and current events.
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Categories: Scurvy, Vitamin C. Contributors: Kenneth J. Carpenter - Author. Format: Paperback
Categories: Scurvy. Contributors: Alfred Fabian Hess - Author. Format: Paperback
Categories: Scurvy, Vitamin C. Contributors: Kenneth J. Carpenter - Author. Format: Paperback
Medical Book Scurvy
The threat of the disease kept ships close to home and doomed those vessels that ventured too far from port. The willful ignorance of the royal medical elite, who endorsed ludicrous medical theories based on speculative research while ignoring the life-saving properties of citrus fruit, cost tens of thousands of lives and altered the course of many battles at sea. The cure for scurvy ranks among the greatest of human accomplishments, yet its impact on history has, until now, been largely ignored.
From the earliest recorded appearance of the disease in the sixteenth century, to the eighteenth century, where a man had only half a chance of surviving the scourge, to the early nineteenth century, when the British conquered scurvy and successfully blockaded the French and defeated Napoleon, Scurvy is a medical detective story for the ages, the fascinating true story of how James Lind (the surgeon), James Cook (the mariner), and Gilbert Blane (the gentleman) worked separately to eliminate the dreaded affliction.
Scurvy is an evocative journey back to the era of wooden ships and sails, when the disease infiltrated every aspect of seafaring life: press gangs "recruit" mariners on the way home from a late night at the pub; a terrible voyage in search of riches ends with a hobbled fleet and half the crew heaved overboard; Cook majestically travels the South Seas but suffers an unimaginable fate. Brimming with tales of ships, sailors, and baffling bureaucracy, Scurvy is a rare mix of compelling history and classic adventure story.
