Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery
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Publishing Details
Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery
By (Author) Jonathan Lamb
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
11th February 2019
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
616.394
Physical Properties
Paperback
336
Width 155mm, Height 235mm
Description
An intellectual history of scurvy in the eighteenth century Scurvy-a disease usually associated with long stretches of maritime travel-generated extraordinary sensations. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history of scurvy unlike any other,
Reviews
"Honorable Mention for the 2018 Louis Gottschalk Prize, American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies"
Author Bio
Jonathan Lamb is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Vanderbilt University. His many books include The Things Things Say (Princeton).
