Unusual Encounters

Medicine, Shakespeare, and Historical Moments

von Edward Tabor

210 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Discovering the historic origins of a Hispanic amulet to prevent disease, analyzing scientific discoveries made during dreams, and observing the sudden disappearance of the entire staff of an emergency room one spring evening: these are some of the fascinating accounts in this collection of essays by Edward Tabor, M.D. Dr. Tabor also examines unusual aspects of Shakespeare's plays, Harvard University's role in World War II, African slaves in the northern colonies in what became the United States, and the life stories of two great European writers whose recent ancestors were African slaves. You will find this collection of 26 essays hard to put down.

• Themen: Biographie, Literatur und Literaturwissenschaft Geschichte und Kritik
• ISBN: 9798990440401
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.05.2024
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: North Station Press