Book
Scurvy : how a surgeon, a mariner, and a gentleman solved the greatest medical mystery of the age of sail / Stephen R. Bown.
Record details
- ISBN: 0312313918
- Physical Description: 254 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
- Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, St. Matin's Press, 2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-243) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue: A Medical mystery -- The eighteenth-century seafaring world: The age of scurvy -- Scurvy: The plague of the sea -- Disaster and victory in the South Seas: Lord Anson's terrible voyage -- Found and lost: The search for a cure begins -- An ounce of prevention: James Lind and the Salisbury Experiment -- Unwinding the knot: Rob and wort and the trials at sea -- Master mariner: James Cook's great voyages in the Pacific -- Man of influence: Gilbert Blane and the West Indies fleet -- Blockade: The defeat of scurvy and Napoleon -- Epilogue: The mystery solved. |
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| Subject: | Scurvy > History. Vitamin C > History. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | RC 627 .S36 B694 2004 | 30532923 | General Collection | Available | - |