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Limeys
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Author : David I. Harvie
language : en
Publisher: Sutton Pub Limited
Release Date : 2005
Limeys written by David I. Harvie and has been published by Sutton Pub Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Health & Fitness categories.
In 1740, Commander George Anson left Portsmouth with seven ships and nearly 2,000 men and returned with less than 600. these deaths were from scurvey. Limeys is the history of Dr. James Lind's efforts to find a cure for this disease in the face of prejudice and political and political and establishment antipathy.
Limeys
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Author : David I. Harvie
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-05-01
Limeys written by David I. Harvie and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-01 with categories.
The dramatic history of Dr. James Lind¿s heroic efforts to find a cure for scurvy in the face of prejudice and political and establishment antipathy. In the 3 centuries up to 1800, scurvy killed at least 2 million British sailors. In 1747 Lind, a Scottish surgeon, became the first to prove the efficacy of citrus juice in combating the disease. Yet he was unable to penetrate the disregard of those in authority, or to persuade them to enforce the universal consumption of fruit. Thousands needlessly died and it was 1795 before the finding was accepted. Even then, the authorities failed humanity by negligent misunderstanding and giving commerce priority. Scurvy returned and only after the First World War were Lind¿s conclusions fully vindicated. Illustrations.
Limeys
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Author : David I. Harvie
language : en
Publisher: Sutton Publishing
Release Date : 2002
Limeys written by David I. Harvie and has been published by Sutton Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In 1740, Commodore George Anson left Portsmouth with seven ships and nearly 2,000 men. He returned four years later with under 600. Only four were killed by the enemy; the rest died not as the result of war, weather or misnavigation, but of scurvy. Limeys is the dramatic history of Dr. James Lind's heroic efforts to find a cure for this 'dreaded disease' in the face of the corrosive patronage and establishment antipathy of the times. In the three centuries prior to 1800, it has been estimated that scurvy killed at least two million sailors. It was characterised by rotting gums, foetid breath, swelling limbs, malaise and hemorrhaging. Desperate men took any 'cure' offered - urine mouthwashes, sulphuric acid, bloodletting, even burial up to the neck in sand. Most died. In 1747 Lind, a Scottish Naval Surgeon, conducted the first practical medical research to find a cure. He recommended lemons, oranges and their juice. Yet he was unable to penetrate the Admiralty high-mindedness, or to persuade them to enforce the fruits' universal application. Only in 1795, when court physician Gilbert Blane championed Lind's work, were the Sea Lords persuaded to act. But by then, James Lind had been dead for a year and thousands had needlessly perished. From sailors, citrus fruits and 'Limeys' to the birth of Rose's Lime Juice Cordial, the world's first soft drink, this book tells the extraordinary, graphic and compelling story of the epic quest to conquer one of mankind's most terrible diseases.
Limericks For Limeys
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Author : Nola B. Small
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998-01-01
Limericks For Limeys written by Nola B. Small and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-01 with Limericks categories.
Yanks And Limeys
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Author : Niall Barr
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2015-08-06
Yanks And Limeys written by Niall Barr and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-06 with History categories.
In the mid-twentieth century the relationship between America and Britain had a chequered past. Theirs was a history of protection and oppression, of rebellion and ultimately war. But then the shared crisis of the Second World War brought Britain and America closer than ever before or since, and saw an unprecedented level of military cooperation. How was such a radical shift possible? To uncover how this historically fraught relationship recovered from its inauspicious start, Niall Barr goes back to the origins of their shared military history in the American War of Independence and shows how these early days had ramifications for the later crucial alliance. Picking up the tale with America’s entry into the Second World War, Niall Barr tells the story of these two armies as they fought in the largest war in history, from the uppermost echelons of the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt right down to battlefield level and the soldiers fighting side by side for a common cause.
Limeys In The Orange Grove
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Author : Sheryl Gail Banks
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Limeys In The Orange Grove written by Sheryl Gail Banks and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Cities and towns in literature categories.
Dances With Limeys
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Author : Reginald D. Hunter
language : en
Publisher: Cassell
Release Date : 2016-10-04
Dances With Limeys written by Reginald D. Hunter and has been published by Cassell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with Humor categories.
Before he left the States for the UK back in 1997, Hunter's sister warned him not to be too smiley or friendly - 'they're suspicious of optimism'. He laughed, hugged her goodbye and merrily boarded the plane. One attempt at a chirpy greeting on the London Underground was enough to teach him the truth of his sister's words, with an entire car staring at their feet, or at him, in horror. The ensuing years living among the British have continued to raise more questions - and occasionally some answers - for Hunter: experiencing weather that is best for suicidal, alcoholic, posthumously-famous poets leads him to ponder whether early Britons committed a cosmic violation that resulted in the punishment of endless rain; while the British tendency to start relationships in a vague, alcohol-induced fashion continues to prove perplexing for someone used to American dating etiquette. One of the most popular and thought-provoking comedians in the UK, and a regular on TV, Reginald D. Hunter explores the good, the bad and the ugly of living in Britain in this, his first book, Dances with Limeys.
Dances With Limeys Living With The British
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Author : Reginald D. Hunter
language : en
Publisher: Cassell
Release Date : 2016-10-06
Dances With Limeys Living With The British written by Reginald D. Hunter and has been published by Cassell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-06 with Humor categories.
Before he left the States for the UK back in 1997, Hunter's sister warned him not to be too smiley or friendly - 'they're suspicious of optimism'. He laughed, hugged her goodbye and merrily boarded the plane. One attempt at a chirpy greeting on the London Underground was enough to teach him the truth of his sister's words, with an entire carriage staring at their feet, or at him, in horror. The ensuing years living among the British have continued to throw up more questions - and occasionally some answers - for Hunter: experiencing weather that is best for suicidal, alcoholic, posthumously-famous poets leads him to ponder whether early Britons committed a cosmic violation that resulted in the punishment of endless rain; while the British tendency to start relationships in a vague, alcohol-induced fashion continues to prove perplexing for someone used to American dating etiquette. One of the most popular and thought-provoking comedians in the UK, and a regular on TV, Reginald D. Hunter explores the good, the bad and the ugly of living in Britain in this, his first book, Dances with Limeys.
Shan
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Author : Walter Olson
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2005-09
Shan written by Walter Olson and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is the story of a 17 year old private who earned his spurs as a horse cavalryman at Fort Riley, Kansas and then found himself in the jungles of Burma. He was no longer a proud trooper, he became a dogface, an infantryman fighting not only the tenacious Japanese but the jungle monsoons, malaria and other diseases. His life became a series of adventures taking him to China and the ultimate challenge.
Limey Gumshoe
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Author : Will Randall
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-10-01
Limey Gumshoe written by Will Randall and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-01 with Travel categories.
House-sitting in Boston one winter, Will Randall picks up with one of his more disreputable travel buddies, Jack J. Makepeace, and life gets a great deal more exciting. Makepeace introduces Randall to his current employers, Chestnut Investigations, and soon Will finds himself appointed apprentice Private Investigator. He tails mongrels and errant husbands, attends a seminar on Blood Spatter and is recruited in a lapdancing club by an anti-government go-go girl. Then emotional stakes are suddenly raised when Will Randall, unlikely Limey Gumshoe, finds himself investigating the disappearance of a sixteen-year-old girl from her affluent home, and fighting to save a vulnerable boy from the housing projects from a miscarriage of justice. With his latest adventures in Limey Gumshoe, Will Randall gives us an often hilarious, sometimes scary, eye-opening perspective on the bizarre world of private investigation.