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Rough Medicine: Surgeons at Sea in the Age of Sail
Joan Druett
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Description for Rough Medicine: Surgeons at Sea in the Age of Sail
paperback. Using diaries, journals and correspondence the author tells a fascinating story of remarkable men who shipped out as doctors on South Sea whalers in the early nineteenth century. Num Pages: 224 pages, 5 line drawings, 10 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1QSPS; 3JH; HBTM; MBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 358.
Using diaries, journals, and correspondences, Druett recounts the daily grind surgeons on nineteenth-century whaling ships faced: the rudimentary tools they used, the treatments they had at their disposal, the sorts of people they encountered in their travels, and the dangers they faced under the harsh conditions of life at sea.
Using diaries, journals, and correspondences, Druett recounts the daily grind surgeons on nineteenth-century whaling ships faced: the rudimentary tools they used, the treatments they had at their disposal, the sorts of people they encountered in their travels, and the dangers they faced under the harsh conditions of life at sea.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415924528
SKU
V9780415924528
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Joan Druett
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.
Reviews for Rough Medicine: Surgeons at Sea in the Age of Sail
"This book is literally a page-turner - I could not put it down - filled with new windows on history, technology and personal experience. It can be highly recommended."
John Townley, International Journal of Maritime History "...You definitely do want to read the author's colorful stories."
The Dallas Morning News "Those who enjoyed Patrick O'Brian's eye for historical detail will delight in Druett."
Publisher's Weekly "Druett offers us a vivid sense of shipboard life in her descriptions of medicines, surgical tools, the tumult of a whale hunt and treatment of such common ailments as dysentery, dropsy, syphilis, scurvy and insanity."
TheArizona Republic "Joan Druett's latest work lives up to her reputation as one of our foremost chroniclers of maritime lore."
Roy Porter, author of The Greatest Benefit to Mankind "A wonderfully effective therapy for anyone interested in the story of the sea...Invigorating."
Tim Severin, author of In Search of Moby Dick and The Brendan Voyage "Filled with accounts of the drama and tedium of whaling, exciting battles with whales, and the occasional gruesome medical event, the book should please sailing buffs, history buffs, and fans of the well-told, lifely story."
William Beatty, Booklist
John Townley, International Journal of Maritime History "...You definitely do want to read the author's colorful stories."
The Dallas Morning News "Those who enjoyed Patrick O'Brian's eye for historical detail will delight in Druett."
Publisher's Weekly "Druett offers us a vivid sense of shipboard life in her descriptions of medicines, surgical tools, the tumult of a whale hunt and treatment of such common ailments as dysentery, dropsy, syphilis, scurvy and insanity."
TheArizona Republic "Joan Druett's latest work lives up to her reputation as one of our foremost chroniclers of maritime lore."
Roy Porter, author of The Greatest Benefit to Mankind "A wonderfully effective therapy for anyone interested in the story of the sea...Invigorating."
Tim Severin, author of In Search of Moby Dick and The Brendan Voyage "Filled with accounts of the drama and tedium of whaling, exciting battles with whales, and the occasional gruesome medical event, the book should please sailing buffs, history buffs, and fans of the well-told, lifely story."
William Beatty, Booklist