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The Seasick Admiral: Nelson and the Health of the Navy
Kevin Brown
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Description for The Seasick Admiral: Nelson and the Health of the Navy
Hardcover. An unusual take on the career of Britain's greatest sailor. Num Pages: 256 pages, 32 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBWH; JWF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 242 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
Horatio Nelson did not enjoy robust good health. From his childhood he was prone to many of the ailments so common in the eighteenth century, and after he joined the Navy he contracted fevers that further undermined his strength: he was even seasick whenever he first put to sea. Nevertheless, he saw more action than most officers, and was often wounded - the loss of the sight in one eye and a shattered arm were the most public, but by no means his only injuries. This personal experience of sickness made him uniquely aware of the importance of health and ... Read more
Horatio Nelson did not enjoy robust good health. From his childhood he was prone to many of the ailments so common in the eighteenth century, and after he joined the Navy he contracted fevers that further undermined his strength: he was even seasick whenever he first put to sea. Nevertheless, he saw more action than most officers, and was often wounded - the loss of the sight in one eye and a shattered arm were the most public, but by no means his only injuries. This personal experience of sickness made him uniquely aware of the importance of health and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848322172
SKU
V9781848322172
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Kevin Brown
KEVIN BROWN is the Curator of the Alexander Fleming Museum at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington and an expert on the history of medicine. His previous books include Fighting Fit, a history of military medicine in the wars of the twentieth century and Poxed & Scurvied, the story of health and medicine at sea (Seaforth 2011).
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