Joan Druett

Rough Medicine (eBook, ePUB)

Surgeons at Sea in the Age of Sail

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Using diaries, journals, and correspondence, the author introduces readers to doctors who endured life on the sea, what types of medicines and surgical tools they used, and what sort of people they encountered. Illustrations and photos.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2000
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136762659
• Artikelnr.: 45131823

Autorenporträt

Joan Druett is the author ofShe Captains: Heroines and Hellions of the Sea (2000) andHen Frigates: Wives of Merchant Captains Under Sail (1998). She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter One
Medicine ar Sea: Woodall's the Surgion's Mate Chapter Two
Shipping Out Chapter Three
The Medicine Chest Chapter Four
the First Leg: Day
to
Day Life Chapter Five
The Whale Hunt Chapter Six Accidents, Injuries and Ailments Chapter Seven
Battling Scurvy Chapter Eight
Encounters with Native Peoples Chapter Nine
Motley, Reckles & Profligate:Troubles with Captains and Crews Epilogue0 The Fates of Our Surgeons Acknowledgements Bibliography Glossary John King's Patient Log Medical Chests:Comparative Chart Index