Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail by Stephen R. Bown Paperback Book

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Rent Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail

Author: Stephen R. Bown

Format: Paperback

Publisher: St Martins Pr

Published: Aug 2005

Genre: History - General

Retail Price: $21.99

Pages: 254

Synopsis

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.

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