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Rough medicine : surgeons at sea in the age of sail / Joan Druett.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Druett, Joan.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine, Naval--South Pacific Ocean--History--19th century.
- Medicine, Naval.
- Ship physicians--South Pacific Ocean--History--19th century.
- Ship physicians.
- Whaling--South Pacific Ocean--History.
- Whaling.
- History.
- South Pacific Ocean.
- Physical Description:
- x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0415924510
- OCLC:
- 44046903
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