Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xix, 348 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-337) and index. |
Contents |
Sickness prevails : Africa -- The tree required : Rome -- The tree discovered : Peru -- The quarrel : England -- The quest : South America -- To war and to explore : from Holland to West Africa -- To explore and to war : From America to Panama -- The seed : South America -- The science : India, England and Italy -- The last forest : Congo. |
Subject |
Malaria -- History.
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Quinine -- History.
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Cinchona -- History.
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Malaria -- history -- Personal Narratives. |
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Cinchona -- Personal Narratives. |
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History, 18th Century -- Personal Narratives. |
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History, 19th Century -- Personal Narratives. |
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Quinine -- history -- Personal Narratives. |
ISBN |
0060199512 (alk. paper) |
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9780060199517 (alk. paper) |
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0002572028 |
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9780002572026 |
Standard No. |
NLM 101184068 |
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UKM bA347516 |
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NLGGC 250026422 |
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NZ1 7752973 |
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