Just the Tonic: a History of Tonic Water

ISBN-13: 9781842466896 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 144 str.

Mark Nesbitt

Opis

Just the Tonic is an accessible yet informative history of tonic water: its connections to the major disease malaria, the cure discovered in the bark of the cinchona tree and its constituent alkaloid quinine. It is a history deeply intertwined with botanical exploration and empire in the Victorian era, and the role of botanical gardens such as Kew.