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Scurvy by Stephen R. Bown

284 pages hardcover 2003

10 editions

nonfiction history science challenging informative medium-paced
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In the days of tall ships, one dreaded foe was responsible for more deaths at sea than piracy, shipwreck and all other illnesses combined: Scurvy. Countless mariners suffered an agonizing death, which began with bleeding gums, wobbly teeth, and th...

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