{"product_id":"persistence-pays","title":"Persistence Pays","description":"\u003ch6\u003eThe Discovery of Dr William Russ Pugh's Log and Journal of his 1835 Voyage from England to New Holland\u003c\/h6\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr Pugh was employed as the ship's doctor on the barque \u003cem\u003eDerwent\u003c\/em\u003e for a five-month voyage from Gravesend in England to Hobart in Van Diemen's Land. Along with his clinical notes, Pugh's diary includes mention of a shortage of drinking water, storms, meteorites, a partial eclipse of the sun, an encounter with pirates and his own on-board romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis work complements \u003cem\u003eNot Just an Anaesthetist,\u003c\/em\u003e the author's first book on William Pugh who introduced surgical anaesthesia to Australia in 1847 (in Launceston, Tasmania).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: John Paull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback : 84 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P62849","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52957988454764,"sku":"P62849","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/Persistence-Pays.jpg?v=1764824118","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/persistence-pays","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}