Pox : genius, madness, and the mysteries of syphilis / Deborah Hayden.
| Author/creator | Hayden, Deborah |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Basic Books, ©2003. |
| Description | xx, 379 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | pt. I. The disease : Christopher Columbus: the first European syphilitic? ; The revenge of the Americas ; A brief history of the spirochete ; Shedding light on the poison of the darkness ; From poisonous cures to wonder drug (almost) ; The physician's viewpoint ; Detective zeal: the fragile art of retrospective diagnosis -- pt. II. The nineteenth century : Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827 ; Franz Schubert, 1797-1828 ; Robert Schumann, 1810-1856 ; Charles Baudelaire, 1821-1867 ; Mary Todd, 1818-1882, and Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865 ; Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880 ; Guy de Maupassant, 1850-1893 ; Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 ; Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844-1900 ; Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900 -- pt. III. The twentieth century : Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), 1885-1962 ; James Joyce, 1882-1941 ; Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945 -- pt. IV. Pox gallery : A gallery of pox: the myth of syphilis. |
| Abstract | Presents a tour of syphilis' grisly history. Presents case studies of various nineteenth- and twentieth-century luminaries rumored to have been syphilitic. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-366) and index. |
| Acquisitions source | Laupus- John Lehman, donor. |
| LCCN | 2002015847 |
| ISBN | 0465028810 |
| ISBN | 9780465028818 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WC 160 H414P 2003 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |