Stories
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The stranger who started an epidemic
New Orleans, 1853. James McGuigan arrives in the port city and succumbs to yellow fever.
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The tradesman who confronted the pestilence
The City of London, 1665. As the Great Plague hits the capital, John New faces a deadly dilemma.
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The big freeze
In recent years we’ve come to realise that global heating is our biggest threat. But it’s hard to shake off the fear of a return to ice-age conditions, the predominant narrative since the late 17th century.
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Why pandemic denial is nothing new
Could today’s Covid-deniers be taking lessons from history? After all, it’s nearly 200 years since frustrations at a cholera-induced lockdown erupted in Sunderland.
Catalogue
- Books
Ship's doctor / by Rufus W. Hooker.
Hooker, Rufus W.Date: [between 1940 and 1949]- Pictures
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Ship-building: ropes and blocks. Engraving.
Reference: 44488i- Books
Ship fever and other stories / Andrea Barrett.
Barrett, Andrea.Date: [1996], ©1996- Pictures
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Ship-building: ropes, blocks, and chains. Engraving.
Reference: 44495i- Pictures
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Ship-building: ropes, blocks, and rigging. Engraving.
Reference: 44489i