Stephen R. Bown

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http://www.goodreads.com/profile/StephenBown

born

July 22, 1967

gender

male

place of birth

Ottawa, Canada

website

http://www.stephenrbown.net

genre

History, Outdoors & Nature, Biographies & Memoirs

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Stephen R. Bown was born in Ottawa and studied history at the University of Alberta. He has long been interested in the history of science and exploration and is the author or co-author of numerous articles and several books, including Forgotten Highways: Wilderness Journeys Down the Historic Trails of the Canadian Rockies and the internationally acclaimed Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail. Bown lives in the Canadian Rockies with his wife and two young children.

upcoming events

event: Reading and slide show for my latest book Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver
date: May 29, 2008 07:30PM
location: Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch , 350 W. Georgia St., Alma VanDusen room, Vancouver, Canada
description: Reading and slide show for my latest book Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver. "The Gripping story of Captain George Vancouver's epic voyage charting the Pacific - from the height of his greatness to his ultimate downfall."

books by Stephen R. Bown

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avg rating: 3.64 | 22 ratings | 6 distinct works

	Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentlemen Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail (Paperback) by Stephen R. Bown (goodreads author!) avg rating 3.61 — 18 ratings — published 2005 9 editions	my rating:
	A Most Damnable Invention: Dynamite, Nitrates, And the Making of the Modern World (Hardcover) by Stephen R. Bown (goodreads author!) avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published 2005 3 editions	my rating:
	Sightseers and Scholars: Scientific Travellers in the Golden Age of Natural History (Hardcover) by Stephen R. Bown (goodreads author!) avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2002	my rating:
	Madness, Betrayal and the Lash (Hardcover) by Stephen R. Bown (goodreads author!) avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 2008	my rating:
	MOVING IN CANADA: What You Need to Know Before Relocating to a New Province or Territory (Paperback) by Stephen R. Bown (goodreads author!) avg rating 0.00 — 0 ratings — published 1999	my rating:

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Stephen's writing

Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver (History)

1 chapters — updated 01/17/2008 08:35PM

description: A tale of maritime daring and betrayal, and a long overdue re-evaluation of one of the greatest explorers of the Age of Discovery

Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail (History)

0 chapters — updated 01/17/2008 08:31PM

description: History of the mariner's disease and how solving the scurvy problem helped the British Royal Navy to defeat Napoleon.

Stephen is currently reading

	01/24 Stephen is currently reading: Justinian's Flea: Plague, Empire, and the Birth of Europe (Hardcover) by William Rosen bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
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May 13

Reading and slide show for my latest book Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver

Stephen said "yes" to attending the event: Reading and slide show for my latest book Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver.
date: May 29, 2008 07:30PM
location: Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch , 350 W. Georgia St., Alma VanDusen room, Vancouver, Canada
description: Reading and slide show for my latest book Madness, Betrayal and the Lash: The Epic Voyage of Captain George Vancouver. "The Gripping story of Captain George Vancouver's epic voyage charting the Pacific - from the height of his greatness to his ultimate downfall."

April 28