King of Poisons: A History of Arsenic - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781597977036ISBN-10:1597977039UPC:9781597977036Book Category:Medical, ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Toxicology, ChemistryBook Topic:ToxicologySize:9.31 x 6.39 x 0.87 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC6YPFJNQR
For centuries arsenic's image as a poison has been inextricably tied to images of foul play. In King of Poisons, John Parascandola examines the surprising history of this deadly element. From Gustave Flaubert to Dorothy Sayers, arsenic has long held a place in the literary realm as an instrument of murder and suicide. It was delightfully used as a source of comedy in the famous play Arsenic an...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Nebraska PressISBN-13:9781597977036ISBN-10:1597977039UPC:9781597977036Book Category:Medical, ScienceBook Subcategory:History, Toxicology, ChemistryBook Topic:ToxicologySize:9.31 x 6.39 x 0.87 inchesWeight:1.0009Product ID:SC6YPFJNQR
Parascandola, John: - John Parascandola received his PhD in the history of science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later served as the chief of the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine and as the Public Health Service historian. The author of The Development of American Pharmacology (1992) and Sex, Sin, and Science: A History of Syphilis in America (2008),...
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