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Scurvy: How A Surgeon, A Mariner, And A Gentlemen Solved The Greatest Medical Mystery Of The Age Of Sail
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Griffin
Publication date
August 1, 2005
Pages
254
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780312313920
ISBN-10
0312313926
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.50 by 8 in.
Weight
0.54 lbs.
Original list price
$21.99
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Traces the discovery of the cure for scurvy by three determined individuals, including a navy surgeon, a sea captain, and a charismatic gentleman, tracing the recorded history of the disease while discussing the factors that challenged the research and distribution of its cure. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
1 edition from Thomas Dunne Books (February 1, 2004); titled "Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail"
9780312313913 | details & prices | 256 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.88 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Traces the discovery of the cure for scurvy by three determined individuals including a navy surgeon, a sea captain, and a charismatic gentleman, tracing the recorded history of the disease, along with its research and cure.
About: Traces the discovery of the cure for scurvy by three determined individuals including a navy surgeon, a sea captain, and a charismatic gentleman, tracing the recorded history of the disease, along with its research and cure.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Griffin (August 1, 2005)
9780312313920 | details & prices | 254 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.54 lbs | List price $21.99
About: Traces the discovery of the cure for scurvy by three determined individuals including a navy surgeon, a sea captain, and a charismatic gentleman, tracing the recorded history of the disease, along with its research and cure.
About: Traces the discovery of the cure for scurvy by three determined individuals including a navy surgeon, a sea captain, and a charismatic gentleman, tracing the recorded history of the disease, along with its research and cure.
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