The Medical Detective
John Snow, Cholera And The Mystery Of The Broad Street Pump
$37.31
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
31 July 2007
Summary
In 1831, a horrifying and deadly disease from Asia swept across Continental Europe, killing millions and throwing the medical profession into confusion. Cholera, a killer with little respect for class or wealth, arrived in Britain, its repercussions rocking Victorian England. From the filthy lanes of the Sunderland quayside and the squalid streets of Soho, to the great centers of power: the Privy Council, Whitehall, and the Royal Medical Colleges.
One man, alone and unrecognized, unco…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781862079373 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1862079374 |
| Author: | Sandra Hempel |
| Publisher: | Granta Books |
| Imprint: | Granta Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2007 |
| Weight: | 221g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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Ripping yarns from the dawn of proper medicine – Ben Goldacre * Guardian *
About The Author
Sandra Hempel
Sandra Hempel is a journalist and copy writer who has written for The Times, The Sunday Times, The Guardian and The Mail on Sunday, as well as for the Department of Health and the NHS. She lives in London with her two daughters.
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