A Sea of Words : A Lexicon and Companion for Patrick O'Brian's Seafaring Tales

More than 50,000 devoted Patrick O'Brian fans have made A SEA OF WORDS their companion book of choice. In response to passionate reader demand, Dean King adds hundreds of new definitions and new illustrations and background essays referenced in O'Brian's clipper ship adventure sagas, including two new novels.

A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion for Patrick O'Brian's Seafaring Tales

Literature & Fiction

King, Dean

Hattendorf, John B.

Estes, J. Worth

Genre Fiction

Henry Holt Company

This comprehensive lexicon provides definitions of nautical terms, historical entries describing the people and political events that shaped the period, and detailed explanations of the scientific, medical, and biblical references that appear in the novels.

A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian

British & Irish

Holt Paperbacks

Dr. Hall Jackson (1739-1797), the man responsible for the introduction of digitalis into America, was well-known in New England as both physician and patriot. A prominent New Hampshire physician, Dr. Jackson gained a reputation as an accomplished surgeon and innovative practitioner.

Hall Jackson and the Purple Foxglove: Medical Practice and Research in Revolutionary America, 1760-1820

Medical Books

Univ Pr of New England

Dictionary of Protopharmacology: Therapeutic Practices, 1700-1850

Reference

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

Science History Pubns

A series of informal "snapshots" illustrating what can be inferred about Egyptians' illnesses and their treatments in the days of the Pharaohs. For a general audience. Paper edition (unseen), $10.95. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

The Medical Skills of Ancient Egypt

Science & Math

Technology

Naval Surgeon: Life and Death at Sea in the Age of Sail

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

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