Scurvy
Subtitle: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: March 17, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780312313913
Subjects: Vitamins; Modern - 19th Century; Medical; Medical / Nursing; History; Medical / General; Scurvy; Vitamin C
First sentence: AN ENGLISH SAILOR RELAXED in an alehouse with companions after a long voyage from the West Indies.