Through the Pages of History: an art, music and medical miscellany by Michael Whelton
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Through the Pages of History: an art, music and medical miscellany by Michael Whelton
Was Mozart really buried in a pauper’s grave? What role did yellow fever play in the construction of the Panama Canal? How did the painter, Renoir cope with rheumatoid arthritis in his old age? While history has vilified King Herod, could it be that the verdict has been overly harsh?
Just some questions (from among a very broad range of subject matter) that are looked at from historical and medical perspectives in Michael Whelton’s engaging collection of essays. Written in a lively style and a manner that will intrigue but also satisfy inquisitive minds, this is book that will appeal to the general reader as much as those with specialist knowledge.
It is also a book that the reader will not find easy to put down, once started on a journey that trawls through medical annals, to probe popular misconceptions or shed new light on the personalities and events that have shaped history.
Through the Pages of History: an art, music and medical miscellany by Michael Whelton
Non-fiction, history, medical history, art history
182 printed pages, paperback
First published in Ireland, in 2019, by The Manuscript Publisher
ISBN: 978-1-911442-16-5
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"A well-written miscellany … This is a selection of lively and entertaining essays, which uncover some interesting medical perspectives on figures and events from history. … Medico-historical stories are told in a very engaging style." – Niall Hunter in World of Irish Nursing and Midwifery, May 2019