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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29797700 Title: James Cook and the conquest of scurvy Author: Francis E Cuppage Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994. ISBN/ISSN: 0313291810 9780313291814 OCLC:29797700

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James Cook and the conquest of scurvy

Author:	Francis E Cuppage
Publisher:	Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994.
Series:	Contributions in medical studies, no. 40.
Edition/Format:	Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Subjects	Scurvy -- History -- 18th century. Cook, James, -- 1728-1779 -- Travel. Cook, James, -- 1728-1779. View all subjects
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Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Cuppage, Francis E. James Cook and the conquest of scurvy. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994 (OCoLC)604053803 Online version: Cuppage, Francis E. James Cook and the conquest of scurvy. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1994 (OCoLC)609075025
Named Person:	James Cook; James Cook; James Cook
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Francis E Cuppage Find more information about:
ISBN:	0313291810 9780313291814
OCLC Number:	29797700
Description:	ix, 163 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Contents:	1. Exploration: Voyages into the Unknown -- 2. The Tether: Restraint of Exploration by the Scourge of the Sea -- 3. Glimmerings: Early Reports of Prevention and Cure of the Scorbutic Taint -- 4. Neglect: Bureaucratic Delay and the Continued Tether -- 5. Success: James Cook's Triumph over Scurvy -- 6. The Clincher: Search for Terra Australis Incognita; Cook's Second Voyage (1772-1775) -- 7. Last, But Not Least: Is There a Northwest Passage? The Third and Final Voyage of James Cook -- 8. Lag: The Delay in Use of Antiscorbutics and the Continuation of Scurvy -- 9. Truth and Consequences: Scientific Unraveling of Scurvy; Its Cause and Prevention -- 10. The Lesson: The Legacies of James Cook and the Benefits from the Control of the Disease -- 11. The Moral of the Story Is... -- App. I. Prominent Sea Explorations Prior to 1800 -- App. II. Medical Problems on Sailing Ships During the Age of Sail -- App. III. Chronology of the History of Scurvy.
Series Title:	Contributions in medical studies, no. 40.
Responsibility:	Francis E. Cuppage.

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