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Scurvy : How a Surgeon, a Mariner & a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail by Stephen R. Bown
$24.95 AUD
Category: History
In the days of the tall ships, one dreaded foe was responsible for more deaths at sea than piracy, shipwreck and all other illnesses combined. Cruelly culling sailors and stunting maritime enterprise from Vasco da Gama to Sir Francis Drake, this plague of the seas was scurvy. Countless mariners perished ...Show more
The Last Viking: The Life of Roald Amundsen by Stephen R Bown
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
"The Last Viking" unravels the life of the man who stands head and shoulders above all those who raced to map the last corners of the world. In 1900, the four great geographical mysteries--the Northwest Passage, the Northeast Passage, the South Pole, and the North Pole--remained blank spots on the globe ...Show more
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