HOW A SURGEON, A MARINER AND A GENTLEMAN SOLVED THE GREAT EST MEDICAL MYSTERY OF THE AGE OF SAIL
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Stephen R. Bown is an award winning historical writer whose articles have appeared in Canada's national history magazines. His first book was Sightseers and Scholars: Scientific Travellers in the Golden Age of Natural History. He lives in the Canadian Rockies with his wife and son.
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