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How Our Ancestors Died - A Guide for Family Historians (Paperback)
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How Our Ancestors Died - A Guide for Family Historians (Paperback)
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List price R465
Loot Price R384
Discovery Miles 3 840
You Save R81 (17%)
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What were the principal causes of death in the past? Could your
ancestor have been affected? How was disease investigated and
treated, and what did our ancestors think about the illnesses and
the accidents that might befall them? Simon Wills's fascinating
survey of the diseases that had an impact on their lives seeks to
answer these questions. His graphic, detailed account offers an
unusual and informative view of the threats that our ancestors
lived with and died of. He describes the common causes of death -
cancer, cholera, dysentery, influenza, malaria, scurvy, smallpox,
stroke, tuberculosis, typhus, yellow fever, venereal disease and
the afflictions of old age. Alcoholism is included, as are
childbirth and childhood infections, heart disease, mental illness
and dementia. Accidents feature prominently - road and rail
accidents, accidents at work - and death through addiction and
abuse is covered as well as death through violence and war. Simon
Wills's work gives a vivid picture of the hazards our ancestors
faced and their understanding of them. It also reveals how life and
death have changed over the centuries, how medical science has
advanced so that some once-mortal illnesses are now curable while
others are just as deadly now as they were then. In addition to
describing causes of death and setting them in the context of the
times, his book shows readers how to find and interpret patient
records, death certificates and other documents in order to gain an
accurate impression of how their ancestors died.
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