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By J. Worth Estes. 266 pp., illustrated. Canton, Mass., Science History, 1998. $39.95. ISBN 0-88135-194-6.

Visitors to the cockpit or sick bay of the U.S.S. Constitution ("Old Ironsides") in Boston have often wondered what went on in those dim, below-deck spaces. Now their curiosity can be satisfied by J. Worth Estes's cleverly documented book about life and death at sea at the beginning of the 19th century. Fans of maritime novelist Patrick O'Brian can read about how it really was. It was grim and stark, even when the ship was not in combat.

Naval Surgeon is a biography of Dr. Peter St. Medard, a French naval surgeon who began a new career as an American . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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