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Product Identifiers
PublisherWelbeck Publishing Group LTD.
ISBN-100233006117
ISBN-139780233006116
eBay Product ID (ePID)5050071866
Product Key Features
Number of Pages176 Pages
Publication NamePoison : the History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners
LanguageEnglish
SubjectToxicology, Murder / General
Publication Year2020
TypeTextbook
AuthorBen Hubbard
Subject AreaTrue Crime, Medical
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2023-448529
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromTenth Grade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal364.152309
Table Of ContentIntroduction: Poison - a Recurring Story; Chapter 1: Poisons of the Ancient World; Chapter 2: Medieval and Renaissance Poisons; Chapter 3: 17th and 18th Century Poisons; Chapter 4: 19th Century Poisons; Chapter 5: 20th Century Poisons; Chapter 6: 21st Century Poisons
SynopsisChronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping tales of the users and victims of these mysterious substances, from Cleopatra, the Borgias and Qin Shi Huang to contemporary secret service agents and terrorists. Chronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping tales of the users and victims of these mysterious substances, from Cleopatra, the Borgias and Qin Shi Huang to contemporary secret service agents and terrorists. Profiles of the most commonly used toxins of each era reveal how the power-hungry, the dangerous and the desperate have harnessed these natural killers to achieve their ends. Poisoning is a dark art as old as human history itself. The Roman emperors used poison liberally to dispose of rivals, guests at Renaissance dinner parties were quietly assassinated with adulterated wine, and professional poisoners equipped murderous wives with toxic tonics for their husbands. In twentieth-century warfare, poisonous substances were used in new and awful ways to terrorize and obliterate both civilians and enemy forces. Today, in the search for the perfect covert weapon, shadowy figures deploy pernicious poisons which are almost impossible to trace. They are only the latest in a long line of experimenters: for the same poisons used to kill or injure others have been used throughout history as intoxicants, aphrodisiacs and even elixirs of life. As every amateur toxicologist knows, the difference between a poison and medicine is often simply the dose., "As every amateur toxicologist knows, the difference between a poison and medicine is often simply the dose." There is no weapon as insidious, as seductive or as mysterious as poison. In this terrifying account of history's silent assassin, discover the gripping tales of users, abusers and victims of these mysterious substances, from Cleopatra and Catherine de' Medici to contemporary secret service agents and terrorists. Documenting royal scandal, political upheaval and personal tragedies, Poison details a gruesome thread that runs often undetected through human history., Chronologically recounting the story of history's silent assassin, Poison documents the gripping tales of the users and victims of these mysterious substances, from Cleopatra, the Borgias and Qin Shi Huang to contemporary secret service agents and terrorists.
LC Classification NumberHV6553
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