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Scurvy, a disease often associated with long stretches of maritime travel, generated sensations exceeding the standard of what was normal. 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, probing the speechless encounter with powerful sensations to tell the story of the disease that its victims couldn't because they found their illness too terrible and, in some cases, too exciting.Drawing on historical accounts from scientists and voyagers as well as major literary works, Lamb traces the cultural impact of scurvy during the eighteenth-century age of geographical and scientific discovery. He explains the medical knowledge surrounding scurvy and the debates about its cause, prevention, and attempted cures.



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Jonathan Lamb

Jonathan Lamb writes for various publishers and agencies, often linked with his travels on behalf of IFES, Langham Preaching and Keswick Ministries. He is a Bible teacher and so many of his titles are practical introductions to Bible books and themes, written in order to help both explain the Bible and address the needs of the contemporary world.



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