Scurvy
Subtitle: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: July 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9780312313920
Subjects: General; History; History / General; Medical / Nursing; Scurvy; Vitamin C; History: World
First sentence: AN ENGLISH SAILOR RELAXED in an alehouse with companions after a long voyage from the West Indies.