The miraculous fever-tree : malaria, medicine and the cure that changed the world
Rocco, Fiammetta2003
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Fiammetta Rocco explores the history of the ravages of malaria, of the heroism and tragedy of those who have attempted to find cures and the manner in which the discovery of quinine opened the door of the tropics to western imperial adventure.
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London : HarperCollins, 2003.
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xix, 348 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 23 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-337) and index.
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9780002572026 (hbk)
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614.53209616.9362
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English
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1321246
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