Poxed And Scurvied
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Poxed And Scurvied
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Author : Kevin Brown
language : en
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
Release Date : 2011-05-30
Poxed And Scurvied written by Kevin Brown and has been published by Seaforth Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-30 with History categories.
When European sailors began to explore the rest of the world, the problem of keeping healthy on such long voyages became acute. Malnourishment and crowded conditions bred disease, but they also carried epidemics that decimated the indigenous populations they encountered and brought back new diseases like syphilis. As navies developed, the well-being of crews became a dominant factor in the success of naval operations, so it is no surprise that the Royal Navy led the way in shipboard medical provision, and sponsored many of the advances in diet and hygiene which by the Napoleonic Wars gave its fleets a significant advantage over all its enemies. These improvements trickled down to the merchant service, but the book also looks at two particularly harsh maritime environments, the slave trade and emigrant ships, both of which required special medical arrangements. Eventually, the struggle to improve the fitness of seamen became a national concern, manifest in a series of far-reaching and sometimes bizarre public health measures, generally directed against the effects of drunkenness and the pox. In this way, as in many others, an attempt to address the specific needs of the seafarer developed wider implications for society as a whole. It also produced scientific breakthroughs that were a universal benefit, so far from being a narrow study of medicine at sea, this book provides a fascinating picture of social improvement.
Pox
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Author : Deborah Hayden
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2008-08-04
Pox written by Deborah Hayden and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-04 with Medical categories.
Was Beethoven experiencing syphilitic euphoria when he composed "Ode to Joy"? Did van Gogh paint "Crows Over the Wheatfield" in a fit of diseased madness right before he shot himself? Was syphilis a stowaway on Columbus's return voyage to Europe? The answers to these provocative questions are likely "yes," claims Deborah Hayden in this riveting investigation of the effects of the "Pox" on the lives and works of world figures from the fifteenth through the twentieth centuries. Writing with remarkable insight and narrative flair, Hayden argues that biographers and historians have vastly underestimated the influence of what Thomas Mann called "this exhilarating yet wasting disease." Shrouded in secrecy, syphilis was accompanied by wild euphoria and suicidal depression, megalomania and paranoia, profoundly affecting sufferers' worldview, their sexual behavior and personality, and, of course, their art. Deeply informed and courageously argued, Pox has already been heralded as a major contribution to our understanding of genius, madness, and creativity.
The Wager
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Author : David Grann
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date : 2023-04-18
The Wager written by David Grann and has been published by Doubleday this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-18 with True Crime categories.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it was not only the captain and crew who ended up on trial, but the very idea of empire. A Best Book of the Year: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, TIME, Smithsonian, NPR, Vulture, Kirkus Reviews “Riveting...Reads like a thriller, tackling a multilayered history—and imperialism—with gusto.” —Time "A tour de force of narrative nonfiction.” —The Wall Street Journal On January 28, 1742, a ramshackle vessel of patched-together wood and cloth washed up on the coast of Brazil. Inside were thirty emaciated men, barely alive, and they had an extraordinary tale to tell. They were survivors of His Majesty’s Ship the Wager, a British vessel that had left England in 1740 on a secret mission during an imperial war with Spain. While the Wager had been chasing a Spanish treasure-filled galleon known as “the prize of all the oceans,” it had wrecked on a desolate island off the coast of Patagonia. The men, after being marooned for months and facing starvation, built the flimsy craft and sailed for more than a hundred days, traversing nearly 3,000 miles of storm-wracked seas. They were greeted as heroes. But then ... six months later, another, even more decrepit craft landed on the coast of Chile. This boat contained just three castaways, and they told a very different story. The thirty sailors who landed in Brazil were not heroes – they were mutineers. The first group responded with countercharges of their own, of a tyrannical and murderous senior officer and his henchmen. It became clear that while stranded on the island the crew had fallen into anarchy, with warring factions fighting for dominion over the barren wilderness. As accusations of treachery and murder flew, the Admiralty convened a court martial to determine who was telling the truth. The stakes were life-and-death—for whomever the court found guilty could hang. The Wager is a grand tale of human behavior at the extremes told by one of our greatest nonfiction writers. Grann’s recreation of the hidden world on a British warship rivals the work of Patrick O’Brian, his portrayal of the castaways’ desperate straits stands up to the classics of survival writing such as The Endurance, and his account of the court martial has the savvy of a Scott Turow thriller. As always with Grann’s work, the incredible twists of the narrative hold the reader spellbound.
A Short History Of Disease
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Author : Sean Martin
language : en
Publisher: Oldcastle Books
Release Date : 2015-06-25
A Short History Of Disease written by Sean Martin and has been published by Oldcastle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-25 with Medical categories.
Disease has plagued human civilisations throughout history, claiming more lives than natural disasters and warfare combined. The Black Death took the lives of one third of Europe's population in the fourteenth century. The conquest of the New World was accompanied by devastating waves of smallpox. The Industrial Revolution happened in a world blighted by the diseases of urbanisation and overcrowding, typhoid and cholera, typhus and TB. New diseases such as AIDS, Ebola, and COVID-19 present further challenges to medical science and healthcare. A Short History of Disease chronicles the historical and geographical evolution of infectious and non-infectious diseases, from their prehistoric origins to the present. It offers a comprehensive guide to ailments and the medicines developed to combat them. Analysing case studies - including the Black Death, Spanish Flu, cholera, leprosy, syphilis, cancer, and Ebola - Sean Martin maps the growth of our understanding of disease. The book offers a fascinating insight into an important area of social history, providing an accessible introduction to disease and the ongoing quest to protect human health. The second edition contains an afterword on COVID-19, looking at the origins and nature of the virus, and how governments across the globe dealt with the most serious public health emergency in a century.
The Surgions Mate
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Author : John Woodall
language : en
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Release Date : 2016-09-23
The Surgions Mate written by John Woodall and has been published by Birkhäuser this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-23 with Medical categories.
This book reproduces and comments John Woodall’s handbook which was used as standard text for medical treatment at sea in the seventeenth century and was the first instruction for medical service aboard on the whole. In 1612 the East India Company, founded in London 1600 and invested with special royal privileges and authority, appointed John Woodall as its first surgeon-general, who had gained great medical experience at theatres of war abroad. Woodall was appointed the task to radically reform the medical aid on sailing ships and to supervise the education of talented ship doctors. He was the first one to establish standardized regulations concerning the provision of instruments and medicaments on board. To this end he wrote an instructive manual for ship surgeons with the title “The Surgions Mate”, published in 1617 in London and edited repeatedly until 1655, listing essential instruments and remedies for the use at sea and providing detailed annotations. The manual’s particularities include notes on the portion of paracelsian drugs, the first enema of tobacco, the treatment of gunshot wounds and the strong recommendation of lemon juice against scurvy. Moreover, descriptions of injuries, instruments, and many diseases as a result of Woodall’s extended personal observations at sea are given. The present edition of this exceptional classic includes comprehensive annotations on the first medical chest and its application on sailing ships. Also, the implications of Woodall’s achievements in regard to the development of ship medicine and pharmacy in other seafaring nations are discussed. The book will appeal to historians of medicine and interested readers alike.
Merchant Seamen S Health 1860 1960
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Author : Tim Carter
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Release Date : 2014
Merchant Seamen S Health 1860 1960 written by Tim Carter and has been published by Boydell & Brewer Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014 with History categories.
Discusses the many measures taken in this period to improve seamen's health and fitness.
The Medical And Surgical History Of The War Of The Rebellion
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Author : Anonymous
language : en
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Release Date : 2024-03-19
The Medical And Surgical History Of The War Of The Rebellion written by Anonymous and has been published by BoD – Books on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-19 with Fiction categories.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1888.
Medical And Surgical History Of The Civil War
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
Medical And Surgical History Of The Civil War written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Medicine categories.
The Medical And Surgical History Of The War Of The Rebellion 1861 1865
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Author : Barnes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
The Medical And Surgical History Of The War Of The Rebellion 1861 1865 written by Barnes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with categories.
Sunshine States
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Author : Patrick Carr
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Release Date : 1990
Sunshine States written by Patrick Carr and has been published by Doubleday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Florida categories.
Journalist Carr plays tribute to Florida in tales of fascinating residents-- alligator hunters near Lakeland, water warriors in Tampa, narcotics cops and political refugees in Miami, a Glades Seminole chief, a cracker sage at Fisheating Creek, and more.