Just the Tonic

€18,00
2 in stock

Kimberley Walker

112 psl.

2019 m.

Kietas viršelis

Barcode: 9781842466896

Just the Tonic is an accessible yet informative history of tonic water: its connections to the major disease malaria, the cure discovered in the bark of the cinchona tree and its constituent alkaloid quinine. It is a history deeply intertwined with botanical exploration and empire in the Victorian era, and the role of botanical gardens such as Kew.

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