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Traces the historical search for a cure for malaria, describing the seventeenth-century establishment of pharmacies throughout South America by Jesuit priests, the discovery of quinine, the fierce battles that were fought to control and distribute quinine supplies, and the American synthesis of the medicine. Originally published as The Miraculous Fever-Tree. Reprint. Additional Details
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BOOK TYPE : NF
BRAND : Rocco, Fiammetta
DEWEY CLASSIFICATION : 900
LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
NUMBER OF PAGES : 348
PUBLISH DATE : 2004/08/01
PUBLISHER IMPRINT CODE : PEREL
PUBLISHER NAME : HARPERCOLLINS
RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
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