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Politics and science
Scurvy was a dreadful disease that exacted horrendous cost, both human and financial.It appears when we don't eat enough fresh fruits and vegetables which we now know contain vitamin C or ascorbic acid. We don't need much but if we don't get the little we need, then in a few weeks or months our gums bleed, our teeth loosen, our connective tissues begin to weaken. Death comes slowly and excruciatingly.

Eating lemons and oranges cures scurvy quickly when the symptoms appear and prevents it altogether on long sea voyages where no fresh food is available. Unfortunately fresh fruits spoil quickly and are expensive. Also, the hocus pocus medical theories still followed in the Renaissance didn't agree with this and it took decades for the naval bureaucracies to accept the cure. Three men were chiefly responsible for this. First there was James Lind who identified the disease and conducted the world's first controlled clinical trials to show lemon juice cured and prevented scurvy. There was the famous captain James Cook who in nearly ten years of explorations lost not one man to scurvy, showing it was possible to beat the disease. And there was Gilbert Blane who was perhaps most important of all in getting the cure accepted.

Where Lind was a scientist who knew the cure, he had few patrons and was never able to get the attention of those responsible for supplying ships. Captain Cook took every scurvy cure available, lemon juice among them, but he also had the luxury of often landing to restock with fresh food. Cook knew lemons were an expensive solutions not favoured by his patrons so his notes failed to clearly and unambiguously state what the cure was. It was up to Lind's patron, Gilbert Blane, who himself had tragically lost hundreds of men under his command to scurvy, to push through the solution.

The author makes a case that it was the final acceptance of lemons and oranges by the British navy that allowed it to keep its crews healthy and so maintain the blocade that prevented Napoleon from invading Great Britain.

A great read, Scurvy drives home the point that progress is not only about science and engineering but also, perhaps chiefly, about politics. Recommended.

Vincent Poirier, Tokyo

`Scurvy is a hideous and frightful affliction ..'
Few discoveries are truly the consequence of a `eureka!' type discovery by one person.Most are the consequences of incremental knowledge and some coincidence of timing, event or circumstance that enables possibilities to be explored.And so it is with the cure for scurvy.Unfortunately, progress is rarely linear and solutions are often stumbled on before causation is scientifically understood.

The Surgeon (Dr James Lind), the Mariner (Captain James Cook) and the Gentleman (Sir Gilbert Blane, who was also a physician) each contributed to the cure for scurvy even though none of them seemed to understand its cause. On long voyages and during periods of war, when the ready availability of sailors could not be assured, the issue of the relative health of seamen became important.

`No matter how grand a ship was, it was useless without sailors and marines to properly sail it.'

While I knew quite a bit about Captain James Cook's enviable record for scurvy reduction on his long voyages, I had very little appreciation of the respective roles of James Lind and Gilbert Blane.Thisrelatively slender bookgoes quite some way to filling in those gaps.While the absence of scurvy may well explain British superiority at sea for a large period of the `Age of Sail', and its presence may well be a contributory reason to why Britain lost the American War of Independence, I'd like to explore those aspects further.

This is a wonderful book for those interested in maritime history, medical discovery and serendipity of circumstance.I will be delving into the bibliography and the notes provided by Mr Bown to read more about scurvy.I will also be looking to read his other books.

Jennifer Cameron-Smith

Prof.William Wills
This was an excellent book and should be read by every grduate and medical student. It is a profound description what was one of the problems of the medical profesion and that still exist. Thank you for leting ne review this.

W Wills

"Scurvy was everywhere--an ever-present arm of the Grim Reaper"
During the Age of Sail from the time of Columbus to the steam era of the mid 19th century, scurvy was the biggest killer of men at sea, being responsible for more deaths than storms, ship wrecks, combat, and all other diseases combined.It presented a slow and agonizing death to those afflicted.It caused the degeneration of connective tissues that led to wobbly teeth, the resurfacing of old wounds and injuries, and weakness and lethargy that doom the sailor to find his resting place and await his demise. Stephen Brown's book covers the effects of scurvy on the sailor as well as on history and the long process that led to the disease finally being conquered.

Scurvy is caused by a diet deficiency of Vitamin C found mainly in ascorbic fresh fruits and vegetables (lemons being high in ascorbic acid). The maddening part about the history of scurvy, as Brown explains, is how the use of fresh fruits and vegetables had been used stave off the disease various times (even back in the 1500s) but they were not adopted as an official cure.The reasons that prevented the official acknowledgment of the true cure for scurvy are many but, in part, the delays were due to a lack of controlled studies and a clinical approach to medical research, the habit of overcrowding ships with men in anticipation of replacing the dead instead of preventing the disease, disinterest in finding a cure during certain periods of time, and politics that favored certain alleged cures (i.e. wort of malt) that actually had no effect on the disease.

Brown looks at the works of surgeon James Lind, the famous Captain James Cook, and Gilbert Blane, a physician of high social-standing, to present his story on how the medical mystery of scurvy was finally solved.The author explains the importance of the disease on world events, particularly on the American Revolution and the defeat of Napoleon.

Although the book, including epilogue, is only 217 pages, it actually could have been even more condensed as Brown repeats information a lot.Just when a point seems thoroughly covered, he'll explain it again.Sometimes the story gets bogged down by conjecture, particularly when it was discussed why wort of malt continued to be recommended as a cure (pp. 167-69).

Despite the repetition, the book is informative and well-researched.It includes illustrations, an extensive bibliography, source notes, time line, index, and an appendix which lists the amount of Vitamin C found in certain foods commonly consumed during the age of sail.This appendix is a very interesting and useful addition to the book.

Very Interesting Treatment of a Devastating Disease
This is a very interesting book that highlights the devastation wrought by scurvy and the path to discovering the cure. The author follows the paths of James Lind (the surgeon) who conducted a revolutionary experiment with potential treatments, Captain Cook (the mariner) who was one of the first captains to take his seaman's health seriously, and Gilbert Blane (the gentleman) who successfully advocated lime juice as prevention. Two common themes throughout the book are the significant history-altering impact of the disease and the plethora of unfounded and incorrect medical 'expertise.'

While there certainly are very interesting portions of the book, the author can be a bit repetitive and the structure of this book following the lives of the three individuals seems at times a bit forced. If you are interested in advancements in the Age of Sail, nothing beats Dava Sobel's Longitude. ... Read more

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The first modern survey of the long and fascinating history of the various ideas and theories about the cause of scurvy, the nutritional deficiency disease that has caused (with the exception of famine) the most human suffering in recorded history. Professor Carpenter documents the arguments that led to the numerous theories about the disease and eventually to the isolation and synthesis of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), and illustrates how the changing ideas about scurvy reflected the scientific and medical beliefs of different periods in history. The author also examines the modern claims for the use of very high levels of vitamin C to bring about a state of super-health, and he analyses the most important evidence for and against this practice. This fascinating story in the history of science and medicine will be of interest to both the historian and scientist as well as the general reader. ... Read more

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The bible on Scurvy
This is the bible on scurvy and its cure.Scurvy is said to have caused more misery then all diseases and to have killed 100,000s of people at sea.This book was the first true study of the disease and the history of mans seek to cure it.During the age of sail every voyage was plagued with preventing scurvy.Most prone to scurvy were the exploration expeditions that the Europeans launched all over the world from the 1400s to the late 1800s.For 400 years, as this book supremely documents, Scurvy was THE problem with seafaring, because if the crew died it really didn't matter if you found land or not.Thus many remedies were tested and tried, some that did NOTHING and others that hit the nail on the head without realizing it. For instance it was observed that the Eskimoes, who subsisted on an all meat diet, did not have scurvy.The European sailors who were experimenting by bringing using fresh vegetables to combat the Scurvy, were suddenly dumfounded, not realizing that Vitamin C existed potently in raw meat as it did in Limes.This wonderful book weaves many amazing tales of hardship, survival, experimentation and the like.An important work and a good read. ... Read more

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Observations on the Causes, Symptoms, and Nature of Scrofula or King's Evil, Scurvy, and Cancer - With Cases Illustrative of a Peculiar Mode of Treatment is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by John Kent is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of John Kent then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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The conquest of scurvy by James Cook during his three famous circumnavigations of 1768-1780 was a product of Cook's character, of his leadership, and of the wisdom of the naturalists who accompanied Cook; specialists who helped locate antiscorbutic plants during stopovers. In this book, Dr. Cuppage shows the importance of careful observation, and of controlled clinical trials. This is an account of the lasting medical effects of Cook's voyages as he tried to liberate mankind from the scourge of scurvy. Cuppage captures the sense of adventure that explorers and scientists share. ... Read more

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Fifteen members of the Secret Scurvy Dog Society relate their own accounts, many humorous and some pointedly not, of life at sea on U.S. Navy destroyers during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and the Cold War. Beginning with the question - Why the Navy? - and ending with reflections on how their experiences during hard lives at sea came to be considered cherished memories, these men, both officers and enlisted, tell the quintessential Sea Stories of the latter half of the 20th century. Scurvy Dogs, Green Water and Gunsmoke is the first joint effort for these writers, most of whom have been published previously in the Tin Can Sailor, the journal of the National Association of Destroyer Veterans. ... Read more

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Best Book Ever Written
The seller delivered the book promptly and as described.I may be a little biased with this review because I was one of the eighteen contributing authors of the book, but I think anyone who ever served on a Navy ship, especially a destroyer or destroyer escort type, will really enjoy this collection of true short sea stories many of which involve McHale's Navy type SNAFU's and "WCGWW" (what can go wrong will).

Sassy and salty
An enjoyable sojourn with ordinary salts recalling not so ordinary events in the life of American tars and ex tars. Light, laughable and most inmportantly reminiscent of days gone by.

Bob Nadal

A real eye-opener!
Bob Cohen and his fellow writers completely opened my eyes to the hardships of naval life.The stories really bring home the loneliness,frustration and dedication of our sailors.I hads no idea of
what these brave souls had to contend with.A must read for anyone interested in life at sea,written by the people who have actually served
Plus proceeds from the sale of this book go to the navy-marine relief society.

Destroyer stories
Both books do an excellent job of providing vignettes of life aboard U.S. Navy destroyers.Some accounts are a little off-color, which detracts from the overall book.All-in-all, anyone who has served on a destroyer or is curious about what it is like to do so should read this book.Easy read.

Wayne Stewart
Past crew member of USS Henry B. Wilson (DDG7)

Long live the destroyermen
Pick an ocean, any ocean. Add a few Navy destroyers, throw in a healthy dose of salt spray, then brace yourself. Such a concoction breeds unique ship crews who are renowned as colorful characters with irreverent lifestyles. Now some of their own have jumped ship and penned these clever sea stories.
These tales, some taller than others, offer unique insights into life aboard the "greyhounds of the sea." A good read.





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Battling the Anecdote
The blurb is that Dr. James Lind discovered the cure and prevention of scurvy in 1747 by conducting the first controlled clinical trial in the annals of medicine.In spite of his heroic efforts, It took about 50 years for this to finally sink into the medical bureaucracy of the British navy, when the scourge was finally vanquished.

Well, the truth is a little more complex than that, and contains some pertinent lessons for our own time.The trial involved only 12 men divided into 6 groups, two of whom got two oranges and a lemon while the others got various other remedies of current interest, including dilute sulfuric acid.The fruit receivers got better, and the others did not.This was the only real trial during the several centuries of extended sea voyages, and was not enough evidence to overcome the objections of amateur observers, anecdotal reports, quacks with their own pixie dust to sell, and the opinions of the committees of the connected.Truth be told, the modest Scot did not really push the method for study hard enough, and complicated his message with speculation and caveats.He was unable to harness the commercial motives of the right people to finally triumph in his own lifetime.Even as late as our own Civil War, and in the concentration camps of the Boer War, tens of thousands continued to perish of scurvy.

Interestingly, one of the reasons for the failure, traced by the author, is the confusion of the terminology of the day, when "lemon" and "lime"were terms used inconsistently and interchangeably, while their anti-scorbutic powers differed significantly.One can easily sneer at the ignorance of the those times, but be startled to realize that the same sort of problem exists today in the multi-billion dollar controversy over asbestos, in which two sorts of minerals, comprising six distinct minerals with distinct chemical structures are all lumped together under the same term: asbestos.Journalists and dwellers in the bowels of the EPA and OSHA are as indifferent to the distinction and the evidence for a great difference in the dangers inherent in each of them, as any committee of the Admiralty of Lind's day.

As far as the inadequacy of Lind's clinical trial, these problems of methodology have hardly gone away.Spend a few hours researching the clinical data on the important problem of second hand cigarette smoke, and tremble before the power of the mass media and the disregard of the uplifters for real scientific data.

Harvey has chronicled the complexities of the discovery well, and his tale serves as a cautionary lesson for those interested in how the truth may finally come to prevail, even in our own time of a plethora of shoddy science, bureaucratic safety committees,and dishonest journalism.

Science Apartheid
Despite my interests in history as it relates to science (and more specifically to medicine), I found this work to be sorely tedious.Nonetheless, it would have been redeemable had there been useful organization, instead wondering almost aimlessly among events not much better arranged than a high school term paper.The frequency of repetition also taxed my patience heavily.The irony of the epilogue leaving potential credibility for Linus Pauling's work with high-dose vitamin C in same way he criticized other charlatans' benefactors shouldn't be lost on the reader, but it's more likely the difficult delivery will discourage any reader from getting that far who isn't already heavily invested in evidence-based science.This certainly won't be the work that invites the lay public to be interested in science.

A story of science and obstinance
David Harvie has written a fascinating book on the history of the dreaded disease scurvy. Only two mammals are vulnerable to scurvy, humans and guinea pigs, because these two creatures cannot produce their own Vitamin C or ascorbic acid. Throughout history, millions of people, especially sailors and soldiers, died horrible deaths by scurvy.

Dr. James Lind, who in 1747 conducted what is considered the world�s first clinical trial, established that oranges and lemons cure scurvy. Yet, because of the lack of understanding by people and Lind's inability to push and publicize his discovery enough, sailors, particularly those in the Royal Navy making extended ocean trips, continued to die by the thousands until the early-1790's, when the Admiralty decreed that lemons and their juice be issued to every ship. By 1795, scurvy in the Royal Navy was eliminated, except in cases where supplies of lemon juice ran out.

The most amazing part of the story still lay ahead, because scurvy returned in force during the 1800's, and quack cures were still in use until the 1900's! I leave it up to you to read the book to learn why this happened.

The book even mentions Dr. Linus Pauling's work with Vitamin C in the late 1900's.

All in all, an excellent read. I would give it 4.5 stars if that were possible, because the writing slows down a little in spots. All writers of science history should study the excellent writing of Dava Sobel, the author of Longitude, the superb history of John Harrison and his clocks.

Two Million
That is the estimated number of men aboard ship that died during the 300 years proceeding the year 1800. Three hundred years is a long time, but the rate of death is comparable to the rate The United States lost soldiers each year during the Vietnam War. The deaths of 6,600+ men per year for three centuries are a staggering number. David I. Harvie explores the history of the preventable disease that killed so many in his book, "Limeys", a work that will probably be enjoyed by a great many people. The book is part history, part politics, part science, and a great deal of preventable tragedy.

The sickness known as scurvy was responsible for up to 75 percent of deaths on lengthy sea voyages. More sailors died from disease than in combat with an enemy, weather, or bad navigation. As early as 1747 Dr. James Lind conducted testing that anticipated methodologies hundreds of years ahead of their time that demonstrated steps to overcoming the problem, even though the actual Vitamin C that was the key was not identified until 1932. It was in this year that the hexuronic acid and Vitamin C were identified as one and the same, and this critical element was finally renamed ascorbic acid.

The human body is fantastically complex. Unfortunately this same amazing machine does not produce Vitamin C unlike many other animals. This inability has been responsible for millions of deaths, and remains a killer to the present day. Large population transfers in the form of refugees generally suffer horrendous numbers of dead. Lack of Vitamin C is not the sole cause, but it remains as deadly as it has ever been, while at the same time remaining so easy to prevent.

I think most people have heard of scurvy and also have a variety of ideas about who was responsible for finding the key to a cure. What may be less familiar are the centuries that it took to adopt the cure once it was known, and the intentional choices repeatedly made to not provide the food to protect the men who manned these ships. This book is filled with charlatans who peddled worthless cures, which were at times even deadly, and made a fortune selling them. They were able to do so as those in the military and government often stood to gain from quack products, as opposed to providing fruit that would ensure the safety of their men. This history is easily among the worst examples of those in positions of power placing next to no value on human life.

This is a fascinating story, well thought out and shared, and should be of interest to anyone who is inquisitive. ... Read more

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One can’t just give up an imaginary pirate without seriously weird consequences.

In Book One of this two-part story, an endearing misfit embarks on an amazing adventure in search of his friend Scurvy Goonda, an outrageous invisible pirate with an insatiable love for bacon.

Part friendship story, part madcap adventure, readers who love stories in which almost-ordinary kids travel to fantastical lands and become heroes will revel in the imaginative landscape and characters featured in this original debut. While adventure-loving vegetarians will find much to savor, this is a must-read for all who love bacon—which plays a key role in the story’s sizzling climax! ... Read more

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Can't wait for more Scurvy
I started reading Scurvy Goonda with my 10 year old, but found myself still reading long after he had gone to bed.Chris McCoy's book deserves to stand up with beloved children's books like Harry Potter and Fablehaven.His story is creative, the dialogue is clever and you can't help but fall in love with his characters -- even the villians are enchanting.

What fun!
Got this for my god daughter last week in the hope of turning her on to something other than harry potter and the like.This lead to scolding from her parents, because she stayed up the whole night reading the book.She not only loved it, but demanded a sequel.She of course begged me to read it and now I am hooked.Mccoy really is a great new writer who has woven a tale full of tremendous fun and whimsy.He has two huge fans in my god daughter and me. I chose well with this one.Please write another one quick!

Great new writer
McCoy is a fresh voice in literature. He has a tone and style that are distinctive and wrapped around an imaginative story.Let's hope he writes more, and for adults too. ... Read more

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From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, one dreaded foe was responsible for more deaths at sea than piracy, shipwreck and all other illnesses combined. This scourge of the seas was Scurvy. Countless mariners perished from an agonising death which began with bleeding gums, wobbly teeth and the opening of old wounds. Surgeon James Lind, sea captain James Cook, and physician Sir Gilbert Blane determined to crack the riddle of Scurvy. Their achievements heralded a new era and solved the greatest medical mystery of the Age of Sail. ... Read more

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The ship sails avast!
I have lost the map, mateys!
No shaking booty!

Come sail the seven seas aboard the notorious Black Thunder! Landlubbers have a first-mate seat to the grizzly life of eighteenth-century pirates--as told by the surprisingly poetic if salty One One-Leg Sterling.

Shiver me timbers, never before have we poppets been privy to the gritty goings-on of the rum-running, treasure-thieving, marauding masters of the open sea from the inside out. . . until now!From trading rum for buxom beauties to fighting those limey British bastards, this book reveals the swaggering derring-do of these plundering and treacherous buccaneers--17 syllables at a time! ... Read more

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strickensailors
Given the current obsession with food quality and nutrition, this timely book addresses the problem of vitamin deficiency and the quest for a cure for scurvy over the recent past. Long sea voyages by early explorers created many problems for the crews, not least of which was the debilitating effects of scurvy. Frequently fatal, symptoms included rotting of teeth, swelling of limbs and loss of blood. The story of the solution to the problem was suspected for many years as the lack of fresh fruit and vegetables, but why did it take so long to finally solve the affliction? The story is well told by Harvie, and of course is intimately linked to the development of new ways of preserving food for those long sea voyages. One outcome was the development of lime juice, hence the title of the book. But the problem recurred at the turn of the 20th century in expeditions to the arctic and antarctic, and it is thought that scurvy affected Captain Scott in his final fatal trip. It was not until the 1920's that the active ingredient , vitamin C, was isolated that the problem was finally solved. This story deserves retelling, and Harvie makes a good contribution to popularising the account. When will we see similar accounts of the conquest of rickets (vitamn D deficiency) and beri-beri (vitamin B deficiency)? ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Bathroom calendar
This book was in a bathroom calendar that means it must be good. :) ... Read more

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Webster's bibliographic and event-based timelines are comprehensive in scope, covering virtually all topics, geographic locations and people. They do so from a linguistic point of view, and in the case of this book, the focus is on "Scurvy," including when used in literature (e.g. all authors that might have Scurvy in their name). As such, this book represents the largest compilation of timeline events associated with Scurvy when it is used in proper noun form. Webster's timelines cover bibliographic citations, patented inventions, as well as non-conventional and alternative meanings which capture ambiguities in usage. These furthermore cover all parts of speech (possessive, institutional usage, geographic usage) and contexts, including pop culture, the arts, social sciences (linguistics, history, geography, economics, sociology, political science), business, computer science, literature, law, medicine, psychology, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology and other physical sciences. This "data dump" results in a comprehensive set of entries for a bibliographic and/or event-based timeline on the proper name Scurvy, since editorial decisions to include or exclude events is purely a linguistic process. The resulting entries are used under license or with permission, used under "fair use" conditions, used in agreement with the original authors, or are in the public domain. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Scurvy is a medical detective story for the ages, a fascinating and often maddening examination of how James Lind (the surgeon), James Cook (the mariner), and Gilbert Blane (the gentleman) worked separately to eliminate the "scourge of the seas," the curse of all 18th-century seafaring nations. The willful ignorance of the royal medical elite, who endorsed ludicrous medical theories based on speculative research while ignoring the lifesaving properties of citrus fruit, cost tens of thousands of lives. Scurvy took a terrible toll in the Age of Sail, killing more sailors than were lost in all sea battles combined. The threat of the disease kept ships close to home and doomed those vessels that ventured too far from port.The cure for scurvy ranks among the greatest human accomplishments, yet its impact on history has been largely ignored. Stephen Bown takes us back to the earliest recorded appearance of the disease in the 16th century, to the 18th century, when the scourge ravaged all ships at sea, to the early 19th century, when the British conquered scurvy and successfully blockaded the French and expanded their empire. Evocative and enthralling, "Scurvy" is a rare mix of compelling history and classic adventure story. ... Read more

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Interesting subject and pretty good book.
This is a perfectly adequate audio book. I think if I were reading a paper copy I might have skimmed over a few sections, but as an audio book it's fine. The history of survey and the associated politics in the Royal Navy is pretty amazing stuff. If you're at all interested in naval history, you'll enjoy this.

The downside is the guy reading the book is just OK, and the text can get pretty repetitious. For example, the symptoms of scurvy are described in detail a zillion times.

Napoleon, Limes, Lemons and Limeys
This is a fascinating, often amusing book on a very interesting subject. It reads with all the gripping suspense of a well-written novel, while being meticulously researched to be historically accurate. Mr. Bown writes with his trademark contagious enthusiasm for his subject while answering all the questions you and I could possibly think to ask about scurvy. I had no idea, before reading this book, how horrifying the disease could be. The machinations of governments and navies are appalling, as is their total disregard for the plight of their apparently disposable mariners. Nor would I have guessed that the lowly lemon played a major role in defeating Napoleon! You have to wonder why history textbooks are so unnecessarily stultifying, when writers of Mr. Bown's caliber do such a wonderful job of making us gobble up their words as easily as citrus-flavoured Vitamin C tablets! ... Read more

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Captain Prue's scurvy crew have had enough. There's only so much namby-pamby softy stuff that a motley crew of swashbuckling seafarers can take. They're fed up with Captain Prue. She doesn't know the meaning of the word "pirate". It's time for her to go, and that means mutiny. ... Read more