num_pages: 307
description: The Fever Trail is the story of the search for the elusive cinchona tree - the only source of quinine - and the trio of intrepid British explorers who were given the task of transporting it to the colonies. On a quest that was to absorb much of their lives, Richard Spruce, Charles Ledger, and Sir Clements Markham endeavored, on separate expeditions, to rid the world of malaria. They faced the immense dangers of the uncharted mountain terrain of the Andes, the perils of untrustworthy guides, the ravages of malnutrition and disease, the difficulties of finding the variety of cinchona tree with the highest concentration of quinine in its bark, and the hazards of then smuggling its seeds and seedlings out of Peru and Bolivia.
language: English
title: Fever Trail: In Search Of The Cure For Malaria
titlecomplete: Fever Trail: In Search Of The Cure For Malaria
genres: Biology, Medicine, Disease, Science, History, Medical, History Of Medicine, Nonfiction, History Of Science, Natural History
ratings_count: 100
publisher: Diane Pub Co