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Rough medicine
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- Joan Druettis the author ofShe Captains: Heroines andHellions of the Sea(2000) andHen Frigates: Wives ofMerchant Captains Under Sail(1998). She lives in Wellington, New Zealand.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780415924528
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Routledge, (18 October 2001)
- Number of Pages
- 270
- Weight
- 420 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 229 x 156 x 15 mm
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