Poison : the history of potions, powders and murderous practitioners
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Author
Contributors
Hannah, Sophie, 1971- writer of foreword.
Published
London : Welbeck, an imprint of Welbeck Publishing Group, 2020.
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Central - Adult Nonfiction | 364.1523 HUBBA | Checked Out | October 10, 2024 |
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Published
London : Welbeck, an imprint of Welbeck Publishing Group, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
176 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Includes index.
Description
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 terrorise 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.--,Page 4 of cover.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hubbard, B., & Hannah, S. (2020). Poison: the history of potions, powders and murderous practitioners . Welbeck, an imprint of Welbeck Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hubbard, Ben, 1973- and Sophie Hannah. 2020. Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners. Welbeck, an imprint of Welbeck Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hubbard, Ben, 1973- and Sophie Hannah. Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners Welbeck, an imprint of Welbeck Publishing Group, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hubbard, Ben, and Sophie Hannah. Poison: The History of Potions, Powders and Murderous Practitioners Welbeck, an imprint of Welbeck Publishing Group, 2020.
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