Pox: Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Syphilis by Deborah Hayden

Pox: Genius, Madness, and the Mysteries of Syphilis

Deborah Hayden

379 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction history science emotional slow-paced
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Was Beethoven experiencing syphilitic euphoria when he composed "Ode to Joy"? Did van Gogh paint "Crows Over the Wheatfield" in a fit of diseased madness right before he shot himself? Was syphilis a stowaway on Columbus's return voyage to Europe? ...

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