Author: Kevin Brown
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Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0750940417
The Pox: The Life and Near Death of a Very Social Disease
From almost the time when man first discovered the pleasures of sin, he has also experienced the torments of the Pox. Medical books The Pox. This book uncovers the unwholesome history of syphilis and gonorrhoea, and their treatment, from the Renaissance to the antibiotic age. Gonorrhoea had been known since antiquity in Western Europe, but syphilis first made an impact in 1494 when the "Great Pox" reached epidemic proportions. Mercury remained the most effective cure until the twentieth century, but the treatment was so unpleasant that quack 'cures' abounded. Well-known syphilitics included Pope Alexander VI, Ivan the Terrible, Randolph Churchill, Al Capone and possibly Hitler Medical books The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume 1, the Pox Party. Now in paperback, this deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers -- but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, MT Anderson's mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this deeply provocative novel reimagines past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. 'Anderson's imaginative and highly intelligent exploration of . . . the ambiguous history of America's origins will leave readers impatient for the sequel.' -- THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW
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Now in paperback, this deeply provocative novel reimagines the past as an eerie place that has startling resonance for readers today. Young Octavian is being raised by a group of rational philosophers known only by numbers -- but it is only after he opens a forbidden door that learns the hideous nature of their experiments, and his own chilling role them. Set in Revolutionary Boston, MT Anderson's mesmerizing novel takes place at a time when Patriots battled to win liberty while African slaves were entreated to risk their lives for a freedom they would never claim. The first of two parts, this
age level 14 author mt anderson format hardback language english publication year 01 01 2007 subject children s young adult fiction subject 2 young adult fiction title the astonishing life of octavian nothing traitor to the nation vol 1 the pox party author anderson mt isbn publisher candlewick press us publication date 2007 01 01 pages 460 condition good additional information ex library book has usual library markings and stamps inside stock photo for illustration purposes receive 75 p post
[ Ships Daily ] Condition: Good[ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party By MT Anderson ISBN: 0763636797 Edition:reprint Publisher: Candlewick Pub Date: 1/22/2008 Binding: Paperback Pages: 384
Westminster Maryland USA: Candlewick Pr 2006. 351pp Volume 1: The Pox Party Winner of the National Book Award. Cloth Hardack. As New/As New.
Medical Book The Pox
This book uncovers the unwholesome history of syphilis and gonorrhoea, and their treatment, from the Renaissance to the antibiotic age. Gonorrhoea had been known since antiquity in Western Europe, but syphilis first made an impact in 1494 when the "Great Pox" reached epidemic proportions. Mercury remained the most effective cure until the twentieth century, but the treatment was so unpleasant that quack 'cures' abounded. Well-known syphilitics included Pope Alexander VI, Ivan the Terrible, Randolph Churchill, Al Capone and possibly Hitler. During the First and Second World Wars, VD was almost a greater cause of illness among soldiers than wounds. Its prevalence made it a major public health issue, yet many of the approaches to it were penal and reformatory in nature rather than medical. Kevin Brown draws on references from art and literature, stories of famous sufferers and medical documents to compile this fascinating history of these diseases, which were seen as much as a social and moral problem as a medical one.
